#8A4342#8A4342

#8A4342 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.097 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4342
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 30.08, 14.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 33.50, 26.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% 0.09 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.097 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4727, 9.8124, 6.3377)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4342 #42898A

analogous

#8A4265 #8A4342 #8A6742

triadic

#8A4342 #428A43 #43428A

tetradic

#8A4342 #658A42 #42898A #67428A

square

#8A4342 #658A42 #42898A #67428A

split-complementary

#8A4342 #428A67 #42658A

monochromatic

#371B1A #612F2E #8A4342 #B05B59 #C48483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8A4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4342

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4342	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.097 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07976',
    500: '#8a4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4342;
$custom-light: #b07976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.833,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47276,
    "c": 0.0972,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4342

secondary

#79AEAE

accent

#CACB5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4342

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

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