#8A3936#8A3936

#8A3936 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.112 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3936
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 54)
HSL	hsl(2, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(2, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 34.34, 19.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 39.35, 29.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.1015 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.112 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6113, 8.5974, 4.4847)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3936 #36878A

analogous

#8A365D #8A3936 #8A6336

triadic

#8A3936 #368A39 #39368A

tetradic

#8A3936 #5D8A36 #36878A #63368A

square

#8A3936 #5D8A36 #36878A #63368A

split-complementary

#8A3936 #368A63 #365D8A

monochromatic

#321514 #5E2725 #8A3936 #B64B47 #C87572

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#8A3936 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8A3936 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3936

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3936	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3936	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)

#4D4835

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972A39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3936;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.112 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1726d',
    500: '#8a3936',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3936;
$custom-light: #b1726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3936",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.143,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45451,
    "c": 0.11162,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3936

secondary

#6BAEB1

accent

#CFD354

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120807

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3936

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

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