#8A4044#8A4044

#8A4044 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.101 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4044
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 68)
HSL	hsl(357, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(357, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 31.91, 12.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 34.33, 21.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0959 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.101 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3590, 9.4889, 6.5957)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4044 #408A86

analogous

#8A4069 #8A4044 #8A6140

triadic

#8A4044 #448A40 #40448A

tetradic

#8A4044 #698A40 #408A86 #61408A

square

#8A4044 #698A40 #408A86 #61408A

split-complementary

#8A4044 #408A61 #40698A

monochromatic

#36191B #602D2F #8A4044 #B1565B #C48084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A4044 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A4044 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4044

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4044	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4044	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4044;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.101 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07777',
    500: '#8a4044',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4044;
$custom-light: #b07777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4044",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.757,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46839,
    "c": 0.10106,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4044

secondary

#77AFAC

accent

#CDC65B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4044

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

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