#8A4541#8A4541

#8A4541 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.095 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4541
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(3, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 28.88, 15.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 32.98, 28.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.0861 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.095 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5644, 10.0426, 6.2241)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4541 #41868A

analogous

#8A4161 #8A4541 #8A6A41

triadic

#8A4541 #418A45 #45418A

tetradic

#8A4541 #618A41 #41868A #6A418A

square

#8A4541 #618A41 #41868A #6A418A

split-complementary

#8A4541 #418A6A #41618A

monochromatic

#371B1A #60302D #8A4541 #B05D58 #C48582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8A4541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A4541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4541

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4541	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665F40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.095 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a75',
    500: '#8a4541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4541;
$custom-light: #b07a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.288,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47584,
    "c": 0.09477,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4541

secondary

#78ACAE

accent

#C6CC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4541

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

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