#8A3E36#8A3E36

#8A3E36 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.106 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3E36
RGB	rgb(138, 62, 54)
HSL	hsl(6, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(6, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 31.73, 20.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 37.77, 32.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.0933 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.106 28)
XYZ	xyz(12.8708, 9.1164, 4.5712)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3E36 #36828A

analogous

#8A3658 #8A3E36 #8A6836

triadic

#8A3E36 #368A3E #3E368A

tetradic

#8A3E36 #588A36 #36828A #68368A

square

#8A3E36 #588A36 #36828A #68368A

split-complementary

#8A3E36 #368A68 #36588A

monochromatic

#321614 #5E2A25 #8A3E36 #B65247 #C87B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#8A3E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8A3E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3E36

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3E36	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97313C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 62, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.106 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1756d',
    500: '#8a3e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3e36;
$custom-light: #b1756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.714,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46216,
    "c": 0.1056,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.09115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3E36

secondary

#6BAAB1

accent

#C7D354

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110807

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3E36

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

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