#8A3E2B#8A3E2B

#8A3E2B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.109 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E2B
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(12, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 30.95, 26.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 41.05, 41.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.0888 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.109 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6411, 9.0245, 3.3613)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E2B #2B778A

analogous

#8A2B47 #8A3E2B #8A6D2B

triadic

#8A3E2B #2B8A3E #3E2B8A

tetradic

#8A3E2B #478A2B #2B778A #6D2B8A

square

#8A3E2B #478A2B #2B778A #6D2B8A

split-complementary

#8A3E2B #2B8A6D #2B478A

monochromatic

#2D140E #5B291C #8A3E2B #B9533A #CE7761

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8A3E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8A3E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E2B

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E2B	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)

#524A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972F3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.109 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27565',
    500: '#8a3e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e2b;
$custom-light: #b27565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46025,
    "c": 0.10868,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E2B

secondary

#5DA3B4

accent

#BFDC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120805

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E2B

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

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