#8A4444#8A4444

#8A4444 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.096 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4444
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 29.73, 13.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 32.80, 24.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.0891 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.096 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5927, 9.9563, 6.6736)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4444 #448A8A

analogous

#8A4467 #8A4444 #8A6744

triadic

#8A4444 #448A44 #44448A

tetradic

#8A4444 #678A44 #448A8A #67448A

square

#8A4444 #678A44 #448A8A #67448A

split-complementary

#8A4444 #448A67 #44678A

monochromatic

#381C1C #613030 #8A4444 #AF5C5C #C38585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8A4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4444

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4444	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545044

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.096 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a77',
    500: '#8a4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4444;
$custom-light: #b07a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47487,
    "c": 0.09565,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4444

secondary

#7CAEAE

accent

#CACA5E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4444

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

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