#8A4230#8A4230

#8A4230 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.103 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4230
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 48)
HSL	hsl(12, 48%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(12, 65%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 65.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 29.12, 25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 38.44, 40.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% 0.0841 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.103 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9641, 9.5146, 3.9495)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4230 #30788A

analogous

#8A304B #8A4230 #8A6F30

triadic

#8A4230 #308A42 #42308A

tetradic

#8A4230 #4B8A30 #30788A #6F308A

square

#8A4230 #4B8A30 #30788A #6F308A

split-complementary

#8A4230 #308A6F #304B8A

monochromatic

#2F1710 #5D2C20 #8A4230 #B75840 #CB7D69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8A4230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A4230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4230

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4230	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.103 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17868',
    500: '#8a4230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4230;
$custom-light: #b17868;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46753,
    "c": 0.10285,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4230

secondary

#64A2B2

accent

#BDD850

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4230

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

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