#8A4338#8A4338

#8A4338 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.099 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4338
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(8, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.31, 29.18, 20.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.31, 35.76, 35.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% 0.0857 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.099 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2032, 9.7046, 4.9185)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4338 #387F8A

analogous

#8A3856 #8A4338 #8A6C38

triadic

#8A4338 #388A43 #43388A

tetradic

#8A4338 #568A38 #387F8A #6C388A

square

#8A4338 #568A38 #387F8A #6C388A

split-complementary

#8A4338 #388A6C #38568A

monochromatic

#331915 #5E2E26 #8A4338 #B5584A #C78075

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8A4338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A4338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4338

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4338	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)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.099 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0796e',
    500: '#8a4338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4338;
$custom-light: #b0796e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.049,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47062,
    "c": 0.09926,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4338

secondary

#6EA7B0

accent

#C1D256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4338

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

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