#8A3822#8A3822

#8A3822 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.118 H 35.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3822
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 34)
HSL	hsl(13, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(13, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 75.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 33.59, 30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 45.50, 42.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.0952 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.118 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1854, 8.3487, 2.4829)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3822 #22748A

analogous

#8A2240 #8A3822 #8A6C22

triadic

#8A3822 #228A38 #38228A

tetradic

#8A3822 #408A22 #22748A #6C228A

square

#8A3822 #408A22 #22748A #6C228A

split-complementary

#8A3822 #228A6C #22408A

monochromatic

#28100A #592416 #8A3822 #BB4C2E #D46E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#8A3822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A3822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3822

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3822	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982633

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.118 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3715e',
    500: '#8a3822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3822;
$custom-light: #b3715e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.692,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44977,
    "c": 0.11757,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3822

secondary

#50A2B8

accent

#C2E444

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120804

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3822

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

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