#8A4238#8A4238

#8A4238 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.100 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4238
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(7, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.09, 29.73, 20.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.09, 36.06, 34.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0874 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.1 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1443, 9.5867, 4.8988)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4238 #38808A

analogous

#8A3857 #8A4238 #8A6B38

triadic

#8A4238 #388A42 #42388A

tetradic

#8A4238 #578A38 #38808A #6B388A

square

#8A4238 #578A38 #38808A #6B388A

split-complementary

#8A4238 #388A6B #38578A

monochromatic

#331815 #5E2D26 #8A4238 #B5574A #C77F75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4238

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4238	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.100 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0786e',
    500: '#8a4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4238;
$custom-light: #b0786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.317,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46897,
    "c": 0.10042,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4238

secondary

#6EA8B0

accent

#C3D256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4238

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

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