#8A4241#8A4241

#8A4241 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.099 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4241
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 65)
HSL	hsl(1, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 30.53, 15.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 34.04, 26.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% 0.0912 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.099 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.3846, 9.6828, 6.1641)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4241 #41898A

analogous

#8A4165 #8A4241 #8A6741

triadic

#8A4241 #418A42 #42418A

tetradic

#8A4241 #658A41 #41898A #67418A

square

#8A4241 #658A41 #41898A #67418A

split-complementary

#8A4241 #418A67 #41658A

monochromatic

#371A1A #602E2D #8A4241 #B05958 #C48282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#8A4241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A4241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4241

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4241	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.099 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07875',
    500: '#8a4241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4241;
$custom-light: #b07875;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.822,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47089,
    "c": 0.09864,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4241

secondary

#78AEAE

accent

#CACC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4241

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

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