#8A422C#8A422C

#8A422C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.104 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A422C
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(14, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 68%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 68.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.90, 28.84, 27.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.90, 39.79, 43.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% 0.0825 0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.104 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8852, 9.4831, 3.5343)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A422C #2C748A

analogous

#8A2C45 #8A422C #8A712C

triadic

#8A422C #2C8A42 #422C8A

tetradic

#8A422C #458A2C #2C748A #712C8A

square

#8A422C #458A2C #2C748A #712C8A

split-complementary

#8A422C #2C8A71 #2C458A

monochromatic

#2D160E #5C2C1D #8A422C #B8583B #CD7C63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A422C

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A422C	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)

#554D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.104 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17866',
    500: '#8a422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a422c;
$custom-light: #b17866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.043,
    "s": 51.648,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46689,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A422C

secondary

#5EA0B4

accent

#BADB4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A422C

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

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