#8A3C2C#8A3C2C
#8A3C2C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.110 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 52%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 68%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 68.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.63, 32.07, 25.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.63, 41.22, 38.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.73% 0.0925 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.73% 0.11 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5529, 8.8184, 3.4235) |
| Luminance | 0.0882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.65
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.68
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.00
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.83
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.15
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3C2C #2C7A8A
analogous
#8A2C4B #8A3C2C #8A6B2C
triadic
#8A3C2C #2C8A3C #3C2C8A
tetradic
#8A3C2C #4B8A2C #2C7A8A #6B2C8A
square
#8A3C2C #4B8A2C #2C7A8A #6B2C8A
split-complementary
#8A3C2C #2C8A6B #2C4B8A
monochromatic
#2D140E #5C281D #8A3C2C #B8503B #CD7563
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#8A3C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#8A3C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3C2C
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3C2C | 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)
#50492A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972D38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.110 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27465',
500: '#8a3c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3c2c; $custom-light: #b27465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.213,
"s": 51.648,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45727,
"c": 0.11049,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.08817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3C2C
secondary
#5EA5B4
accent
#C3DB4D
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A