#8A3E29#8A3E29
#8A3E29 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.109 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 62, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 54%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 70.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.00, 30.83, 28.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.00, 41.72, 42.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46% 0.088 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.109 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6053, 9.0102, 3.1727) |
| Luminance | 0.0901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.22
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.66
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.01
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.29
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.47
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3E29 #29758A
analogous
#8A2944 #8A3E29 #8A6F29
triadic
#8A3E29 #298A3E #3E298A
tetradic
#8A3E29 #448A29 #29758A #6F298A
square
#8A3E29 #448A29 #29758A #6F298A
split-complementary
#8A3E29 #298A6F #29448A
monochromatic
#2C140D #5B291B #8A3E29 #B95337 #CF775E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#8A3E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8A3E29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3E29
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3E29 | 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)
#524A27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972F39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.109 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27563',
500: '#8a3e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3e29; $custom-light: #b27563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 62,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.99,
"s": 54.19,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45995,
"c": 0.10933,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.09009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3E29
secondary
#5AA1B5
accent
#BEDE4A
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EDEA
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B79