#8A4448#8A4448

#8A4448 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.095 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4448
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(357, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.85, 30.15, 11.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.85, 32.25, 20.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0908 0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.095 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7189, 10.0068, 7.3387)
Luminance	0.1001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4448 #448A86

analogous

#8A446B #8A4448 #8A6344

triadic

#8A4448 #488A44 #44488A

tetradic

#8A4448 #6B8A44 #448A86 #63448A

square

#8A4448 #6B8A44 #448A86 #63448A

split-complementary

#8A4448 #448A63 #446B8A

monochromatic

#381C1D #613033 #8A4448 #AF5C61 #C38589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#8A4448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8A4448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4448

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4448	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645E47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.095 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7a7a',
    500: '#8a4448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4448;
$custom-light: #af7a7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.571,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47586,
    "c": 0.09536,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4448

secondary

#7CAEAB

accent

#CAC45E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4448

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

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