#8A4040#8A4040

#8A4040 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.101 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4040
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 31.52, 15.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 34.94, 25.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.0942 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.101 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2410, 9.4417, 5.9746)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4040 #408A8A

analogous

#8A4065 #8A4040 #8A6540

triadic

#8A4040 #408A40 #40408A

tetradic

#8A4040 #658A40 #408A8A #65408A

square

#8A4040 #658A40 #408A8A #65408A

split-complementary

#8A4040 #408A65 #40658A

monochromatic

#361919 #602D2D #8A4040 #B15656 #C48080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8A4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4040

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4040	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.101 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07774',
    500: '#8a4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4040;
$custom-light: #b07774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46744,
    "c": 0.10138,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4040

secondary

#77AFAF

accent

#CDCD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4040

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

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