#8A423D#8A423D

#8A423D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.099 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A423D
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(4, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(4, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 55.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 30.16, 17.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 34.83, 30.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47% 0.0895 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(47% 0.099 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2728, 9.6381, 5.5753)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A423D #3D858A

analogous

#8A3D5F #8A423D #8A693D

triadic

#8A423D #3D8A42 #423D8A

tetradic

#8A423D #5F8A3D #3D858A #693D8A

square

#8A423D #5F8A3D #3D858A #693D8A

split-complementary

#8A423D #3D8A69 #3D5F8A

monochromatic

#351917 #602E2A #8A423D #B25852 #C5817C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8A423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A423D

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A423D	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.099 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07872',
    500: '#8a423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a423d;
$custom-light: #b07872;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.896,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47,
    "c": 0.09928,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A423D

secondary

#74ABAF

accent

#C7CF59

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A423D

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

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