#8A3835#8A3835

#8A3835 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.113 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3835
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 34.78, 19.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 39.90, 29.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% 0.1026 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.113 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5391, 8.4902, 4.3459)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3835 #35878A

analogous

#8A355C #8A3835 #8A6335

triadic

#8A3835 #358A38 #38358A

tetradic

#8A3835 #5C8A35 #35878A #63358A

square

#8A3835 #5C8A35 #35878A #63358A

split-complementary

#8A3835 #358A63 #355C8A

monochromatic

#321413 #5E2624 #8A3835 #B64A46 #C87471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8A3835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8A3835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3835

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3835	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4734

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972938

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.113 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1726c',
    500: '#8a3835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3835;
$custom-light: #b1726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.118,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45284,
    "c": 0.11299,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3835

secondary

#6AAEB1

accent

#D0D454

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3835

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

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