#8A3C2B#8A3C2B
#8A3C2B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.111 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 69%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 68.8%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.62, 32.01, 26.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.62, 41.54, 39.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.71% 0.0921 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.71% 0.111 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5343, 8.8110, 3.3257) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.54
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.91
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.99
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3C2B #2B798A
analogous
#8A2B49 #8A3C2B #8A6B2B
triadic
#8A3C2B #2B8A3C #3C2B8A
tetradic
#8A3C2B #498A2B #2B798A #6B2B8A
square
#8A3C2B #498A2B #2B798A #6B2B8A
split-complementary
#8A3C2B #2B8A6B #2B498A
monochromatic
#2D130E #5B281C #8A3C2B #B9503A #CE7561
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#8A3C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#8A3C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3C2B
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3C2B | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972C38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.111 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27465',
500: '#8a3c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3c2b; $custom-light: #b27465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.737,
"s": 52.486,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45711,
"c": 0.11077,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.08809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3C2B
secondary
#5DA4B4
accent
#C2DC4C
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A