#8A3733#8A3733

#8A3733 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.115 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3733
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 51)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 35.13, 20.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 40.68, 30.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.1034 0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.115 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4461, 8.3763, 4.0927)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3733 #33868A

analogous

#8A335A #8A3733 #8A6333

triadic

#8A3733 #338A37 #37338A

tetradic

#8A3733 #5A8A33 #33868A #63338A

square

#8A3733 #5A8A33 #33868A #63338A

split-complementary

#8A3733 #338A63 #335A8A

monochromatic

#311312 #5D2522 #8A3733 #B74944 #C9726E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A3733 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3733 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3733

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3733	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3733	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4732

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3733;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.115 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716a',
    500: '#8a3733',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3733;
$custom-light: #b1716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3733",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.759,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45099,
    "c": 0.11452,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3733

secondary

#67AEB1

accent

#D0D652

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3733

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

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