#8A4532#8A4532

#8A4532 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.099 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4532
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 50)
HSL	hsl(13, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(13, 64%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 63.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 27.60, 24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 37.07, 41.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.0798 0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.099 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1862, 9.8913, 4.2318)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4532 #32778A

analogous

#8A324B #8A4532 #8A7132

triadic

#8A4532 #328A45 #45328A

tetradic

#8A4532 #4B8A32 #32778A #71328A

square

#8A4532 #4B8A32 #32778A #71328A

split-complementary

#8A4532 #328A71 #324B8A

monochromatic

#301811 #5D2F22 #8A4532 #B75B42 #CA816C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A4532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A4532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4532

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4532	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574F30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.099 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a6a',
    500: '#8a4532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4532;
$custom-light: #b17a6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.955,
    "s": 46.809,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47288,
    "c": 0.09904,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4532

secondary

#66A1B2

accent

#BAD651

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4532

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

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