#8A3E27#8A3E27

#8A3E27 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.110 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E27
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 39)
HSL	hsl(14, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(14, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 71.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 30.71, 29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 42.41, 43.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.0873 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.11 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.5713, 8.9966, 2.9936)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E27 #27738A

analogous

#8A2742 #8A3E27 #8A6F27

triadic

#8A3E27 #278A3E #3E278A

tetradic

#8A3E27 #428A27 #27738A #6F278A

square

#8A3E27 #428A27 #27738A #6F278A

split-complementary

#8A3E27 #278A6F #27428A

monochromatic

#2B130C #5A291A #8A3E27 #BA5334 #D1765B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8A3E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8A3E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E27

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E27	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#982F39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.110 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27562',
    500: '#8a3e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e27;
$custom-light: #b27562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.939,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45967,
    "c": 0.11,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E27

secondary

#57A0B6

accent

#BCDF49

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDEA

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E27

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

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