#8A4432#8A4432

#8A4432 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.100 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4432
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(12, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 28.16, 24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 37.31, 41.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0815 0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.1 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1252, 9.7693, 4.2115)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4432 #32788A

analogous

#8A324C #8A4432 #8A7032

triadic

#8A4432 #328A44 #44328A

tetradic

#8A4432 #4C8A32 #32788A #70328A

square

#8A4432 #4C8A32 #32788A #70328A

split-complementary

#8A4432 #328A70 #324C8A

monochromatic

#301811 #5D2E22 #8A4432 #B75A42 #CA806C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8A4432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A4432 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4432

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4432	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.100 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1796a',
    500: '#8a4432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4432;
$custom-light: #b1796a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.273,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4712,
    "c": 0.10007,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4432

secondary

#66A2B2

accent

#BBD651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4432

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

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