#8A4043#8A4043

#8A4043 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.101 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4043
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 31.81, 13.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 34.47, 22.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0954 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.101 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3287, 9.4768, 6.4364)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4043 #408A87

analogous

#8A4068 #8A4043 #8A6240

triadic

#8A4043 #438A40 #40438A

tetradic

#8A4043 #688A40 #408A87 #62408A

square

#8A4043 #688A40 #408A87 #62408A

split-complementary

#8A4043 #408A62 #40688A

monochromatic

#36191A #602D2F #8A4043 #B1565A #C48083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A4043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4043

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4043	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.101 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07777',
    500: '#8a4043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4043;
$custom-light: #b07777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.568,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46815,
    "c": 0.10112,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4043

secondary

#77AFAC

accent

#CDC85B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4043

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

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