#8A423B#8A423B

#8A423B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.100 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A423B
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 59)
HSL	hsl(5, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(5, 57%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 57.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 29.98, 18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 35.29, 31.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% 0.0887 0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.1 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2199, 9.6170, 5.2969)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A423B #3B838A

analogous

#8A3B5B #8A423B #8A693B

triadic

#8A423B #3B8A42 #423B8A

tetradic

#8A423B #5B8A3B #3B838A #693B8A

square

#8A423B #5B8A3B #3B838A #693B8A

split-complementary

#8A423B #3B8A69 #3B5B8A

monochromatic

#341916 #5F2D29 #8A423B #B4584F #C68079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8A423B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A423B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A423B

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A423B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A423B	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a423b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.100 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07871',
    500: '#8a423b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a423b;
$custom-light: #b07871;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a423b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.316,
    "s": 40.102,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46958,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A423B

secondary

#71AAAF

accent

#C5D058

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A423B

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

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