#8A453E#8A453E
#8A453E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.095 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A453E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 69, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 38%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 55%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 55.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.86, 28.60, 17.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.86, 33.63, 31.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.52% 0.0848 0.0436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.52% 0.095 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4798, 10.0088, 5.7785) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.06
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 8.19
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 8.98
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 9.05
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A453E #3E838A
analogous
#8A3E5D #8A453E #8A6B3E
triadic
#8A453E #3E8A45 #453E8A
tetradic
#8A453E #5D8A3E #3E838A #6B3E8A
square
#8A453E #5D8A3E #3E838A #6B3E8A
split-complementary
#8A453E #3E8A6B #3E5D8A
monochromatic
#361B18 #60302B #8A453E #B25C53 #C5847E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#8A453E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#8A453E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A453E
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A453E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A453E | 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)
#55503D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#963A44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a453e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.095 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07a73',
500: '#8a453e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a453e; $custom-light: #b07a73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a453e",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 69,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.526,
"s": 38,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47518,
"c": 0.09538,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.10007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A453E
secondary
#75AAAF
accent
#C3CE5A
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEC
border
#D0C9C7
text
#110908
muted
#807B7B