#8A3B2E#8A3B2E
#8A3B2E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.111 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 59, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 66.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.46, 32.73, 24.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.46, 40.87, 36.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% 0.0949 0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.111 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5395, 8.7300, 3.6090) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.01
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.35
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.35
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.88
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3B2E #2E7D8A
analogous
#8A2E4F #8A3B2E #8A692E
triadic
#8A3B2E #2E8A3B #3B2E8A
tetradic
#8A3B2E #4F8A2E #2E7D8A #692E8A
square
#8A3B2E #4F8A2E #2E7D8A #692E8A
split-complementary
#8A3B2E #2E8A69 #2E4F8A
monochromatic
#2E140F #5C271F #8A3B2E #B84F3D #CC7566
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#8A3B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8A3B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3B2E
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3B2E | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F492C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635A2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972C38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 59, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.111 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27367',
500: '#8a3b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3b2e; $custom-light: #b27367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 59,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.478,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45605,
"c": 0.11101,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.08728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3B2E
secondary
#61A7B3
accent
#C6DA4E
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120806
muted
#817B7A