#8A422F#8A422F

#8A422F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.103 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A422F
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 47)
HSL	hsl(13, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(13, 66%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 65.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 29.05, 25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 38.77, 41.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.0837 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.103 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9437, 9.5065, 3.8421)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A422F #2F778A

analogous

#8A2F4A #8A422F #8A702F

triadic

#8A422F #2F8A42 #422F8A

tetradic

#8A422F #4A8A2F #2F778A #702F8A

square

#8A422F #4A8A2F #2F778A #702F8A

split-complementary

#8A422F #2F8A70 #2F4A8A

monochromatic

#2F1610 #5C2C1F #8A422F #B8583F #CC7D68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8A422F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A422F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A422F

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A422F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A422F	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a422f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.103 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17868',
    500: '#8a422f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a422f;
$custom-light: #b17868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a422f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.527,
    "s": 49.189,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46736,
    "c": 0.1032,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A422F

secondary

#62A2B3

accent

#BCD94F

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120906

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A422F

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

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