#8A4239#8A4239

#8A4239 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.100 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4239
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 57)
HSL	hsl(7, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(7, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 58.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 29.81, 19.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 35.79, 33.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.92% 0.0878 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(46.92% 0.1 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1690, 9.5966, 5.0289)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4239 #39818A

analogous

#8A3958 #8A4239 #8A6A39

triadic

#8A4239 #398A42 #42398A

tetradic

#8A4239 #588A39 #39818A #6A398A

square

#8A4239 #588A39 #39818A #6A398A

split-complementary

#8A4239 #398A6A #39588A

monochromatic

#331915 #5F2D27 #8A4239 #B5574B #C78077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A4239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A4239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4239

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4239	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.100 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0786f',
    500: '#8a4239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4239;
$custom-light: #b0786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 41.538,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46917,
    "c": 0.10016,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4239

secondary

#6FA9B0

accent

#C4D156

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4239

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

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