#8A4240#8A4240

#8A4240 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.099 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4240
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, 30.44, 15.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 34.22, 27.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0908 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.099 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3558, 9.6713, 6.0129)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4240 #40888A

analogous

#8A4063 #8A4240 #8A6740

triadic

#8A4240 #408A42 #42408A

tetradic

#8A4240 #638A40 #40888A #67408A

square

#8A4240 #638A40 #40888A #67408A

split-complementary

#8A4240 #408A67 #40638A

monochromatic

#361A19 #602E2D #8A4240 #B15956 #C48280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8A4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4240

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4240	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)

#534E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.099 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07874',
    500: '#8a4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4240;
$custom-light: #b07874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.622,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47066,
    "c": 0.09877,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4240

secondary

#77ADAF

accent

#CACD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4240

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

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