#8A3937#8A3937

#8A3937 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.111 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3937
RGB	rgb(138, 57, 55)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(1, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 34.42, 18.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 39.13, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.1019 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.111 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6350, 8.6069, 4.6096)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3937 #37888A

analogous

#8A375E #8A3937 #8A6237

triadic

#8A3937 #378A39 #39378A

tetradic

#8A3937 #5E8A37 #37888A #62378A

square

#8A3937 #5E8A37 #37888A #62378A

split-complementary

#8A3937 #378A62 #375E8A

monochromatic

#321514 #5E2726 #8A3937 #B64B48 #C87674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#8A3937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8A3937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3937

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3937	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)

#4D4836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 57, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.111 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1726d',
    500: '#8a3937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3937;
$custom-light: #b1726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.446,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45472,
    "c": 0.11146,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3937

secondary

#6DAFB0

accent

#D0D355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110807

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3937

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

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