#8A3840#8A3840

#8A3840 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.112 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3840
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 64)
HSL	hsl(354, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(354, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 35.70, 12.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 37.96, 19.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.1073 0.0324)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.112 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8218, 8.6033, 5.8349)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3840 #388A82

analogous

#8A3869 #8A3840 #8A5938

triadic

#8A3840 #408A38 #38408A

tetradic

#8A3840 #698A38 #388A82 #59388A

square

#8A3840 #698A38 #388A82 #59388A

split-complementary

#8A3840 #388A59 #38698A

monochromatic

#331518 #5E262C #8A3840 #B54A54 #C7757D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#8A3840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8A3840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3840

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3840	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4840

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60593E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#962B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.112 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17274',
    500: '#8a3840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3840;
$custom-light: #b17274;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.146,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45527,
    "c": 0.11205,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3840

secondary

#6EB0AA

accent

#D2C656

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110808

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3840

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

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