#8A3E32#8A3E32

#8A3E32 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.107 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E32
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 50)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(8, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 31.42, 22.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 38.87, 36.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0916 0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.107 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7807, 9.0804, 4.0966)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E32 #327E8A

analogous

#8A3252 #8A3E32 #8A6A32

triadic

#8A3E32 #328A3E #3E328A

tetradic

#8A3E32 #528A32 #327E8A #6A328A

square

#8A3E32 #528A32 #327E8A #6A328A

split-complementary

#8A3E32 #328A6A #32528A

monochromatic

#301611 #5D2A22 #8A3E32 #B75242 #CA796C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#8A3E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8A3E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E32

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E32	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97303B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.107 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1756a',
    500: '#8a3e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e32;
$custom-light: #b1756a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.182,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46141,
    "c": 0.1066,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E32

secondary

#66A7B2

accent

#C4D651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120806

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E32

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

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