#8A3927#8A3927
#8A3927 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.115 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3927 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 57, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 72%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 71.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.96, 33.34, 28.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.96, 43.59, 40.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.19% 0.0954 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.19% 0.115 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3118, 8.4776, 2.9071) |
| Luminance | 0.0848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.53
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.23
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.62
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.09
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.37
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3927 #27788A
analogous
#8A2747 #8A3927 #8A6B27
triadic
#8A3927 #278A39 #39278A
tetradic
#8A3927 #478A27 #27788A #6B278A
square
#8A3927 #478A27 #27788A #6B278A
split-complementary
#8A3927 #278A6B #27478A
monochromatic
#2B120C #5A251A #8A3927 #BA4D34 #D1705B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.79
#8A3927 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#8A3927 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3927
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3927 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3927 | 1.00 | 7.79 | 2.70 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4725
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635925
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982835
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3927; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.115 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27262',
500: '#8a3927',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3927; $custom-light: #b27262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3927",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 57,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.909,
"s": 55.932,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45194,
"c": 0.1151,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.08476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3927
secondary
#57A4B6
accent
#C4DF49
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EDEA
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B79