#8A3E2E#8A3E2E
#8A3E2E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.108 H 33.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 50%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 67%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 66.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.08, 31.14, 25.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.08, 40.08, 39.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.07% 0.09 0.0592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.07% 0.108 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6981, 9.0473, 3.6619) |
| Luminance | 0.0905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.88
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.14
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.22
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 7.08
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.52
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A3E2E #2E7A8A
analogous
#8A2E4C #8A3E2E #8A6C2E
triadic
#8A3E2E #2E8A3E #3E2E8A
tetradic
#8A3E2E #4C8A2E #2E7A8A #6C2E8A
square
#8A3E2E #4C8A2E #2E7A8A #6C2E8A
split-complementary
#8A3E2E #2E8A6C #2E4C8A
monochromatic
#2E150F #5C291F #8A3E2E #B8533D #CC7866
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.48
#8A3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#8A3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A3E2E
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A3E2E | 1.00 | 7.48 | 2.81 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524B2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645B2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#972F3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.108 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17567',
500: '#8a3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a3e2e; $custom-light: #b17567; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.435,
"s": 50,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46073,
"c": 0.10774,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.09046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A3E2E
secondary
#61A5B3
accent
#C1DA4E
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EDEB
border
#D0C8C6
text
#120806
muted
#817B7A