#8A422D#8A422D

#8A422D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.104 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A422D
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 67.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 28.91, 26.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 39.44, 42.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.0829 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.104 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9042, 9.4907, 3.6345)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A422D #2D758A

analogous

#8A2D46 #8A422D #8A702D

triadic

#8A422D #2D8A42 #422D8A

tetradic

#8A422D #468A2D #2D758A #702D8A

square

#8A422D #468A2D #2D758A #702D8A

split-complementary

#8A422D #2D8A70 #2D468A

monochromatic

#2E160F #5C2C1E #8A422D #B8583C #CD7C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A422D

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A422D	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)

#554D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97343D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.104 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17866',
    500: '#8a422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a422d;
$custom-light: #b17866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.548,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46704,
    "c": 0.1039,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A422D

secondary

#60A0B3

accent

#BBDA4D

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A422D

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

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