#8A4537#8A4537

#8A4537 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.097 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4537
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 55)
HSL	hsl(10, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(10, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 27.99, 21.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 35.50, 37.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% 0.0819 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.097 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3000, 9.9368, 4.8313)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4537 #377C8A

analogous

#8A3753 #8A4537 #8A6E37

triadic

#8A4537 #378A45 #45378A

tetradic

#8A4537 #538A37 #377C8A #6E378A

square

#8A4537 #538A37 #377C8A #6E378A

split-complementary

#8A4537 #378A6E #37538A

monochromatic

#321914 #5E2F26 #8A4537 #B65B48 #C88274

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8A4537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A4537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4537

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4537	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.097 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a6e',
    500: '#8a4537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4537;
$custom-light: #b07a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.12,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47378,
    "c": 0.09731,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4537

secondary

#6DA5B0

accent

#BED355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4537

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

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