#8A4140#8A4140

#8A4140 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.100 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4140
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.03, 30.98, 15.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.03, 34.58, 26.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0925 0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.1 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2979, 9.5555, 5.9936)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4140 #40898A

analogous

#8A4064 #8A4140 #8A6640

triadic

#8A4140 #408A41 #41408A

tetradic

#8A4140 #648A40 #40898A #66408A

square

#8A4140 #648A40 #40898A #66408A

split-complementary

#8A4140 #408A66 #40648A

monochromatic

#361A19 #602D2D #8A4140 #B15856 #C48180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8A4140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A4140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4140

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4140	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.100 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07874',
    500: '#8a4140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4140;
$custom-light: #b07874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.811,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46904,
    "c": 0.10008,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4140

secondary

#77AEAF

accent

#CBCD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4140

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →