#8A3732#8A3732

#8A3732 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.115 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3732
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 35.06, 21.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 40.93, 31.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.08% 0.103 0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(45.08% 0.115 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4243, 8.3675, 3.9778)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3732 #32858A

analogous

#8A3259 #8A3732 #8A6332

triadic

#8A3732 #328A37 #37328A

tetradic

#8A3732 #598A32 #32858A #63328A

square

#8A3732 #598A32 #32858A #63328A

split-complementary

#8A3732 #328A63 #32598A

monochromatic

#301311 #5D2522 #8A3732 #B74942 #CA726C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#8A3732 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A3732 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3732

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3732	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3732	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615830

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3732;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.115 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716a',
    500: '#8a3732',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3732;
$custom-light: #b1716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3732",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.409,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4508,
    "c": 0.1147,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3732

secondary

#66ADB2

accent

#CFD651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3732

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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