#8A3748#8A3748

#8A3748 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.114 H 10.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3748
RGB	rgb(138, 55, 72)
HSL	hsl(348, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 36.99, 7.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 37.80, 11.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1122 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.114 10.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0181, 8.6050, 7.1050)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3748 #378A79

analogous

#8A3771 #8A3748 #8A5037

triadic

#8A3748 #488A37 #37488A

tetradic

#8A3748 #718A37 #378A79 #50378A

square

#8A3748 #718A37 #378A79 #50378A

split-complementary

#8A3748 #378A50 #37718A

monochromatic

#32141A #5E2631 #8A3748 #B6485F #C87485

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#8A3748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8A3748 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3748

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3748	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#962C3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 55, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.114 10.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0727a',
    500: '#8a3748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3748;
$custom-light: #b0727a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.711,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45593,
    "c": 0.11399,
    "h": 10.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3748

secondary

#6DB0A2

accent

#D3B955

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110809

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3748

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

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