#8A381E#8A381E

#8A381E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.119 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A381E
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(14, 78%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 78.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 33.40, 32.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 46.88, 44.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0938 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.119 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1310, 8.3270, 2.1965)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A381E #1E708A

analogous

#8A1E3A #8A381E #8A6E1E

triadic

#8A381E #1E8A38 #381E8A

tetradic

#8A381E #3A8A1E #1E708A #6E1E8A

square

#8A381E #3A8A1E #1E708A #6E1E8A

split-complementary

#8A381E #1E8A6E #1E3A8A

monochromatic

#250F08 #582413 #8A381E #BC4C29 #D86D4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#8A381E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A381E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A381E

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A381E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A381E	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F461B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982532

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a381e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.119 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715b',
    500: '#8a381e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a381e;
$custom-light: #b3715b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a381e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.444,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4493,
    "c": 0.11873,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A381E

secondary

#4A9FBA

accent

#BFE741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A381E

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