#8A4533#8A4533

#8A4533 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.099 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4533
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 51)
HSL	hsl(12, 46%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(12, 63%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 63%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 27.68, 24.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 36.74, 41.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% 0.0802 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.099 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.2080, 9.9000, 4.3467)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4533 #33788A

analogous

#8A334C #8A4533 #8A7133

triadic

#8A4533 #338A45 #45338A

tetradic

#8A4533 #4C8A33 #33788A #71338A

square

#8A4533 #4C8A33 #33788A #71338A

split-complementary

#8A4533 #338A71 #334C8A

monochromatic

#311812 #5D2F22 #8A4533 #B75B44 #C9816E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A4533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A4533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4533

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4533	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)

#574F31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.099 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17a6b',
    500: '#8a4533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4533;
$custom-light: #b17a6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.414,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47306,
    "c": 0.09868,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4533

secondary

#67A2B1

accent

#BAD652

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#110906

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4533

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

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