#8A423E#8A423E

#8A423E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.099 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A423E
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(3, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 30.25, 16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 34.62, 29.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.0899 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.099 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3000, 9.6490, 5.7185)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A423E #3E868A

analogous

#8A3E60 #8A423E #8A683E

triadic

#8A423E #3E8A42 #423E8A

tetradic

#8A423E #608A3E #3E868A #683E8A

square

#8A423E #608A3E #3E868A #683E8A

split-complementary

#8A423E #3E8A68 #3E608A

monochromatic

#361A18 #602E2B #8A423E #B25853 #C5817E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8A423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A423E

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A423E	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)

#534E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.099 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07873',
    500: '#8a423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a423e;
$custom-light: #b07873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.158,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47022,
    "c": 0.09909,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A423E

secondary

#75ACAF

accent

#C8CE5A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A423E

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

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