#8A4235#8A4235

#8A4235 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.101 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4235
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(9, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(9, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, 29.49, 22.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 36.89, 36.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0861 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.101 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.0731, 9.5582, 4.5239)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4235 #357D8A

analogous

#8A3553 #8A4235 #8A6C35

triadic

#8A4235 #358A42 #42358A

tetradic

#8A4235 #538A35 #357D8A #6C358A

square

#8A4235 #538A35 #357D8A #6C358A

split-complementary

#8A4235 #358A6C #35538A

monochromatic

#321813 #5E2D24 #8A4235 #B65746 #C87E71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8A4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4235

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4235	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97353F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.101 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1786c',
    500: '#8a4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4235;
$custom-light: #b1786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.176,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4684,
    "c": 0.10125,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4235

secondary

#6AA6B1

accent

#C1D454

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4235

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

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