#8A3827#8A3827

#8A3827 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.116 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3827
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 39)
HSL	hsl(10, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(10, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 33.85, 27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 43.84, 39.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.097 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.116 33.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2628, 8.3797, 2.8908)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3827 #27798A

analogous

#8A2748 #8A3827 #8A6A27

triadic

#8A3827 #278A38 #38278A

tetradic

#8A3827 #488A27 #27798A #6A278A

square

#8A3827 #488A27 #27798A #6A278A

split-complementary

#8A3827 #278A6A #27488A

monochromatic

#2B110C #5A251A #8A3827 #BA4B34 #D16F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A3827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A3827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3827

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3827	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.116 33.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27262',
    500: '#8a3827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3827;
$custom-light: #b27262;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.303,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45045,
    "c": 0.11615,
    "h": 33.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3827

secondary

#57A5B6

accent

#C5DF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3827

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

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