#8A423F#8A423F

#8A423F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.099 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A423F
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 63)
HSL	hsl(2, 37%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(2, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 54.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 30.34, 16.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 34.41, 28.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.04% 0.0904 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(47.04% 0.099 24)
XYZ	xyz(13.3276, 9.6601, 5.8644)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A423F #3F878A

analogous

#8A3F62 #8A423F #8A683F

triadic

#8A423F #3F8A42 #423F8A

tetradic

#8A423F #628A3F #3F878A #683F8A

square

#8A423F #628A3F #3F878A #683F8A

split-complementary

#8A423F #3F8A68 #3F628A

monochromatic

#361A19 #602E2C #8A423F #B15955 #C5827F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8A423F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A423F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A423F

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A423F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A423F	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a423f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.099 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07874',
    500: '#8a423f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a423f;
$custom-light: #b07874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a423f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.4,
    "s": 37.313,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47044,
    "c": 0.09893,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.09659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A423F

secondary

#76ACAF

accent

#C9CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A423F

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

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