#8A4247#8A4247

#8A4247 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.098 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4247
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 71)
HSL	hsl(356, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 48.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 31.13, 11.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 33.18, 20.21°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.0938 0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.098 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5677, 9.7561, 7.1286)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4247 #428A85

analogous

#8A426B #8A4247 #8A6142

triadic

#8A4247 #478A42 #42478A

tetradic

#8A4247 #6B8A42 #428A85 #61428A

square

#8A4247 #6B8A42 #428A85 #61428A

split-complementary

#8A4247 #428A61 #426B8A

monochromatic

#371A1C #612E32 #8A4247 #B0595F #C48387

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8A4247 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A4247 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4247

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4247	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4247	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4247;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.098 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0787a',
    500: '#8a4247',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4247;
$custom-light: #b0787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4247",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.833,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47234,
    "c": 0.0982,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4247

secondary

#79AEAB

accent

#CBC45C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4247

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

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