#8A4138#8A4138

#8A4138 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.102 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4138
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(7, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 30.27, 20.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 36.35, 33.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% 0.0891 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.102 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0864, 9.4709, 4.8795)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4138 #38818A

analogous

#8A3858 #8A4138 #8A6A38

triadic

#8A4138 #388A41 #41388A

tetradic

#8A4138 #588A38 #38818A #6A388A

square

#8A4138 #588A38 #38818A #6A388A

split-complementary

#8A4138 #388A6A #38588A

monochromatic

#331815 #5E2C26 #8A4138 #B5564A #C77E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8A4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4138

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4138	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)

#534D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.102 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1776e',
    500: '#8a4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4138;
$custom-light: #b1776e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.585,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46734,
    "c": 0.10158,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4138

secondary

#6EA9B0

accent

#C4D256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4138

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

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