#8A381D#8A381D

#8A381D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.119 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A381D
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 29)
HSL	hsl(15, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(15, 79%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 79%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 33.36, 33.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 47.22, 45.06°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.0935 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.119 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1184, 8.3220, 2.1303)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A381D #1D6F8A

analogous

#8A1D39 #8A381D #8A6E1D

triadic

#8A381D #1D8A38 #381D8A

tetradic

#8A381D #398A1D #1D6F8A #6E1D8A

square

#8A381D #398A1D #1D6F8A #6E1D8A

split-complementary

#8A381D #1D8A6E #1D398A

monochromatic

#250F08 #572312 #8A381D #BD4D28 #D96C49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A381D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8A381D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A381D

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A381D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A381D	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F461A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a381d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.119 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715b',
    500: '#8a381d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a381d;
$custom-light: #b3715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a381d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.862,
    "s": 65.269,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44919,
    "c": 0.11901,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A381D

secondary

#489EBB

accent

#BEE840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A381D

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

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