#8A3738#8A3738

#8A3738 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.114 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3738
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.85, 35.52, 17.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.85, 39.59, 26.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.1055 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.114 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5623, 8.4227, 4.7048)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3738 #378A89

analogous

#8A3761 #8A3738 #8A5F37

triadic

#8A3738 #388A37 #37388A

tetradic

#8A3738 #618A37 #378A89 #5F378A

square

#8A3738 #618A37 #378A89 #5F378A

split-complementary

#8A3738 #378A5F #37618A

monochromatic

#321414 #5E2626 #8A3738 #B6484A #C87475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#8A3738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3738

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3738	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.114 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1716e',
    500: '#8a3738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3738;
$custom-light: #b1716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.277,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45201,
    "c": 0.11381,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3738

secondary

#6DB0AF

accent

#D3D155

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110807

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3738

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

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