#8A4232#8A4232

#8A4232 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.102 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4232
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 50)
HSL	hsl(11, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(11, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, 29.26, 23.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 37.80, 39.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.0849 0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.102 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0063, 9.5315, 4.1718)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4232 #327A8A

analogous

#8A324E #8A4232 #8A6E32

triadic

#8A4232 #328A42 #42328A

tetradic

#8A4232 #4E8A32 #327A8A #6E328A

square

#8A4232 #4E8A32 #327A8A #6E328A

split-complementary

#8A4232 #328A6E #324E8A

monochromatic

#301711 #5D2D22 #8A4232 #B75742 #CA7D6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8A4232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A4232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4232

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4232	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.102 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1786a',
    500: '#8a4232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4232;
$custom-light: #b1786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.909,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46787,
    "c": 0.10218,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4232

secondary

#66A4B2

accent

#BED651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4232

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

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