#8A3736#8A3736

#8A3736 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.114 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3736
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 35.36, 18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 40.00, 27.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.1046 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.114 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5144, 8.4036, 4.4524)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3736 #36898A

analogous

#8A365F #8A3736 #8A6136

triadic

#8A3736 #368A37 #37368A

tetradic

#8A3736 #5F8A36 #36898A #61368A

square

#8A3736 #5F8A36 #36898A #61368A

split-complementary

#8A3736 #368A61 #365F8A

monochromatic

#321414 #5E2525 #8A3736 #B64947 #C87372

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8A3736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3736

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3736	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.114 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716d',
    500: '#8a3736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3736;
$custom-light: #b1716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.714,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45159,
    "c": 0.11406,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3736

secondary

#6BB0B1

accent

#D2D354

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3736

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

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