#8A422B#8A422B

#8A422B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.105 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A422B
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(15, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 28.78, 27.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 40.14, 44.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.0821 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.105 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8666, 9.4757, 3.4364)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A422B #2B738A

analogous

#8A2B44 #8A422B #8A712B

triadic

#8A422B #2B8A42 #422B8A

tetradic

#8A422B #448A2B #2B738A #712B8A

square

#8A422B #448A2B #2B738A #712B8A

split-complementary

#8A422B #2B8A71 #2B448A

monochromatic

#2D150E #5B2C1C #8A422B #B9583A #CE7C61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A422B

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A422B	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)

#554D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.105 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17865',
    500: '#8a422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a422b;
$custom-light: #b17865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.526,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46674,
    "c": 0.10463,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A422B

secondary

#5D9FB4

accent

#B9DC4C

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120905

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A422B

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

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