#8A4042#8A4042

#8A4042 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.101 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4042
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 31.71, 13.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 34.61, 23.63°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.095 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.101 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.2990, 9.4649, 6.2797)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4042 #408A88

analogous

#8A4067 #8A4042 #8A6340

triadic

#8A4042 #428A40 #40428A

tetradic

#8A4042 #678A40 #408A88 #63408A

square

#8A4042 #678A40 #408A88 #63408A

split-complementary

#8A4042 #408A63 #40678A

monochromatic

#36191A #602D2E #8A4042 #B15659 #C48082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8A4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4042

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4042	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.101 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07776',
    500: '#8a4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4042;
$custom-light: #b07776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.378,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46791,
    "c": 0.10119,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4042

secondary

#77AFAD

accent

#CDCA5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4042

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

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