#8A3E25#8A3E25

#8A3E25 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.111 H 38.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E25
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 37)
HSL	hsl(15, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(15, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 73.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 30.60, 30.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 43.12, 44.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.94% 0.0866 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(45.94% 0.111 38.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5390, 8.9837, 2.8236)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E25 #25718A

analogous

#8A253F #8A3E25 #8A7025

triadic

#8A3E25 #258A3E #3E258A

tetradic

#8A3E25 #3F8A25 #25718A #70258A

square

#8A3E25 #3F8A25 #25718A #70258A

split-complementary

#8A3E25 #258A70 #253F8A

monochromatic

#29130B #5A2818 #8A3E25 #BA5432 #D27657

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#8A3E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8A3E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E25

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E25	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982E38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.111 38.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27560',
    500: '#8a3e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e25;
$custom-light: #b27560;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.851,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4594,
    "c": 0.11068,
    "h": 38.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E25

secondary

#549EB7

accent

#BBE147

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E25

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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