#8A3929#8A3929

#8A3929 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.115 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3929
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 41)
HSL	hsl(10, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(10, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 70.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 33.45, 26.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 42.94, 38.83°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% 0.0962 0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.115 32.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3458, 8.4912, 3.0862)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3929 #297A8A

analogous

#8A2949 #8A3929 #8A6A29

triadic

#8A3929 #298A39 #39298A

tetradic

#8A3929 #498A29 #297A8A #6A298A

square

#8A3929 #498A29 #297A8A #6A298A

split-complementary

#8A3929 #298A6A #29498A

monochromatic

#2C120D #5B261B #8A3929 #B94C37 #CF715E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8A3929 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8A3929 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3929

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3929	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3929	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)

#4F4727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635927

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982835

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3929;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.115 32.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27263',
    500: '#8a3929',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3929;
$custom-light: #b27263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3929",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.897,
    "s": 54.19,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45223,
    "c": 0.11454,
    "h": 32.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3929

secondary

#5AA6B5

accent

#C5DE4A

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3929

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

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