#8A4440#8A4440

#8A4440 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.096 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4440
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 29.34, 16.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 33.52, 28.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.0874 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.096 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4747, 9.9091, 6.0525)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4440 #40868A

analogous

#8A4061 #8A4440 #8A6940

triadic

#8A4440 #408A44 #44408A

tetradic

#8A4440 #618A40 #40868A #69408A

square

#8A4440 #618A40 #40868A #69408A

split-complementary

#8A4440 #408A69 #40618A

monochromatic

#361B19 #602F2D #8A4440 #B15B56 #C48480

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A4440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A4440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4440

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4440	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54503F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963943

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.096 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a74',
    500: '#8a4440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4440;
$custom-light: #b07a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.243,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47395,
    "c": 0.09622,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4440

secondary

#77ACAF

accent

#C6CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4440

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

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