#8A3734#8A3734

#8A3734 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.114 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3734
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 62.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 35.21, 19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 40.45, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.12% 0.1038 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(45.12% 0.114 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4684, 8.3852, 4.2101)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3734 #34878A

analogous

#8A345C #8A3734 #8A6234

triadic

#8A3734 #348A37 #37348A

tetradic

#8A3734 #5C8A34 #34878A #62348A

square

#8A3734 #5C8A34 #34878A #62348A

split-complementary

#8A3734 #348A62 #345C8A

monochromatic

#311413 #5E2523 #8A3734 #B64945 #C9736F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A3734 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3734 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3734

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3734	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3734	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)

#4C4733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615832

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3734;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.114 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716b',
    500: '#8a3734',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3734;
$custom-light: #b1716b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3734",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.093,
    "s": 45.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45119,
    "c": 0.11436,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3734

secondary

#69AFB1

accent

#D0D553

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3734

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

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