#8A3847#8A3847

#8A3847 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.112 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3847
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 71)
HSL	hsl(349, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 48.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 36.39, 8.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 37.40, 13.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.1102 0.0223)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.112 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0337, 8.6881, 6.9506)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3847 #388A7B

analogous

#8A3870 #8A3847 #8A5238

triadic

#8A3847 #478A38 #38478A

tetradic

#8A3847 #708A38 #388A7B #52388A

square

#8A3847 #708A38 #388A7B #52388A

split-complementary

#8A3847 #388A52 #38708A

monochromatic

#33151A #5E2631 #8A3847 #B54A5D #C77584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#8A3847 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8A3847 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3847

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3847	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3847	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494947

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#962D3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3847;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.112 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0727a',
    500: '#8a3847',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3847;
$custom-light: #b0727a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3847",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.024,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45708,
    "c": 0.11244,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3847

secondary

#6EB0A4

accent

#D2BB56

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110809

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3847

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

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