#8A3832#8A3832

#8A3832 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.114 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3832
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(4, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 34.55, 21.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 40.62, 31.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.1014 0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.114 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4723, 8.4635, 3.9938)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3832 #32848A

analogous

#8A3258 #8A3832 #8A6432

triadic

#8A3832 #328A38 #38328A

tetradic

#8A3832 #588A32 #32848A #64328A

square

#8A3832 #588A32 #32848A #64328A

split-complementary

#8A3832 #328A64 #32588A

monochromatic

#301411 #5D2622 #8A3832 #B74A42 #CA736C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#8A3832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8A3832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3832

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3832	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972837

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.114 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1726a',
    500: '#8a3832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3832;
$custom-light: #b1726a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.091,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45226,
    "c": 0.11352,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3832

secondary

#66ACB2

accent

#CDD651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3832

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

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