#8A4543#8A4543

#8A4543 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.094 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4543
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 67)
HSL	hsl(2, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(2, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 29.08, 14.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 32.60, 26.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.63% 0.087 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(47.63% 0.094 23)
XYZ	xyz(13.6234, 10.0662, 6.5346)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4543 #43888A

analogous

#8A4364 #8A4543 #8A6843

triadic

#8A4543 #438A45 #45438A

tetradic

#8A4543 #648A43 #43888A #68438A

square

#8A4543 #648A43 #43888A #68438A

split-complementary

#8A4543 #438A68 #43648A

monochromatic

#381C1B #61302F #8A4543 #AF5D5B #C38684

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A4543 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A4543 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4543

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4543	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4543	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665F42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4543;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.094 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a77',
    500: '#8a4543',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4543;
$custom-light: #b07a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4543",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.69,
    "s": 34.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4763,
    "c": 0.09445,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.10065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4543

secondary

#7BADAE

accent

#C8CB5D

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4543

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

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