#8A3C30#8A3C30
#8A3C30 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.109 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3C30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 60, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 48%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 65%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 65.2%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.69, 32.34, 23.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.69, 40.00, 36.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.79% 0.0941 0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.79% 0.109 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6317, 8.8500, 3.8388) |
| Luminance | 0.0885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.32
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.64
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.39
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 8.36
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3C30 #307E8A
analogous
#8A3051 #8A3C30 #8A6930
triadic
#8A3C30 #308A3C #3C308A
tetradic
#8A3C30 #518A30 #307E8A #69308A
square
#8A3C30 #518A30 #307E8A #69308A
split-complementary
#8A3C30 #308A69 #30518A
monochromatic
#2F1510 #5D2820 #8A3C30 #B75040 #CB7669
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.58
#8A3C30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#8A3C30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3C30
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3C30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3C30 | 1.00 | 7.58 | 2.77 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504A2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635A2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972D39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3c30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 60, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.109 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17468',
500: '#8a3c30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3c30; $custom-light: #b17468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3c30",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 60,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8,
"s": 48.387,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45793,
"c": 0.10938,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.08848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3C30
secondary
#64A8B2
accent
#C6D850
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120806
muted
#817B7A