#8A3C22#8A3C22
#8A3C22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.114 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 75.4%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.50, 31.51, 31.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.50, 44.61, 45.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.59% 0.0888 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.59% 0.114 38.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3870, 8.7521, 2.5501) |
| Luminance | 0.0875 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.89
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 5.00
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 5.06
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 5.16
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3C22 #22708A
analogous
#8A223C #8A3C22 #8A7022
triadic
#8A3C22 #228A3C #3C228A
tetradic
#8A3C22 #3C8A22 #22708A #70228A
square
#8A3C22 #3C8A22 #22708A #70228A
split-complementary
#8A3C22 #228A70 #223C8A
monochromatic
#28110A #592716 #8A3C22 #BB512E #D47352
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.64
#8A3C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8A3C22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3C22
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3C22 | 1.00 | 7.64 | 2.75 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#51491F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#982B36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.114 38.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2745e',
500: '#8a3c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3c22; $custom-light: #b2745e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45587,
"c": 0.11361,
"h": 38.6
},
"luminance": 0.0875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3C22
secondary
#509EB8
accent
#BCE444
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#120804
muted
#817B79