#8A4243#8A4243

#8A4243 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.098 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4243
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(359, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.31, 30.73, 13.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.31, 33.70, 24.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% 0.0921 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.098 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4435, 9.7064, 6.4746)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4243 #428A89

analogous

#8A4267 #8A4243 #8A6542

triadic

#8A4243 #438A42 #42438A

tetradic

#8A4243 #678A42 #428A89 #65428A

square

#8A4243 #678A42 #428A89 #65428A

split-complementary

#8A4243 #428A65 #42678A

monochromatic

#371A1B #612E2F #8A4243 #B0595B #C48384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8A4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4243

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4243	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.098 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07877',
    500: '#8a4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4243;
$custom-light: #b07877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.167,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47136,
    "c": 0.09843,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4243

secondary

#79AEAE

accent

#CBCA5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4243

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

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