#8A3E2A#8A3E2A
#8A3E2A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.109 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 62, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 69.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, 30.89, 27.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 41.38, 41.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.01% 0.0884 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.01% 0.109 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6229, 9.0173, 3.2658) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.35
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.65
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.99
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 6.51
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 6.72
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3E2A #2A768A
analogous
#8A2A46 #8A3E2A #8A6E2A
triadic
#8A3E2A #2A8A3E #3E2A8A
tetradic
#8A3E2A #468A2A #2A768A #6E2A8A
square
#8A3E2A #468A2A #2A768A #6E2A8A
split-complementary
#8A3E2A #2A8A6E #2A468A
monochromatic
#2C140D #5B291C #8A3E2A #B95338 #CF7760
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8A3E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8A3E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3E2A
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3E2A | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972F39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.109 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27564',
500: '#8a3e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3e2a; $custom-light: #b27564; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 62,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.5,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4601,
"c": 0.109,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.09016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3E2A
secondary
#5BA2B4
accent
#BEDD4B
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120805
muted
#817B7A