#8A442E#8A442E

#8A442E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.102 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A442E
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(14, 50%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 67%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 66.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, 27.88, 26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 38.66, 43.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% 0.0799 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.102 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0426, 9.7363, 3.7767)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A442E #2E748A

analogous

#8A2E46 #8A442E #8A722E

triadic

#8A442E #2E8A44 #442E8A

tetradic

#8A442E #468A2E #2E748A #722E8A

square

#8A442E #468A2E #2E748A #722E8A

split-complementary

#8A442E #2E8A72 #2E468A

monochromatic

#2E170F #5C2D1F #8A442E #B85B3D #CC7F66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8A442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A442E

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A442E	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97373F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.102 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17967',
    500: '#8a442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a442e;
$custom-light: #b17967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.348,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47054,
    "c": 0.10155,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A442E

secondary

#619FB3

accent

#B8DA4E

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A442E

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

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