#8A4231#8A4231

#8A4231 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.103 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4231
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(11, 48%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(11, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 64.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 29.19, 24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 38.12, 40.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0845 0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.103 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9849, 9.5230, 4.0594)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4231 #31798A

analogous

#8A314D #8A4231 #8A6F31

triadic

#8A4231 #318A42 #42318A

tetradic

#8A4231 #4D8A31 #31798A #6F318A

square

#8A4231 #4D8A31 #31798A #6F318A

split-complementary

#8A4231 #318A6F #314D8A

monochromatic

#301711 #5D2C21 #8A4231 #B75841 #CA7D6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8A4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4231

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4231	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)

#554D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.103 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17869',
    500: '#8a4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4231;
$custom-light: #b17869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.461,
    "s": 47.594,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46769,
    "c": 0.10251,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4231

secondary

#65A3B2

accent

#BDD751

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4231

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

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