#8A4640#8A4640

#8A4640 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.094 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4640
RGB	rgb(138, 70, 64)
HSL	hsl(5, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 28.23, 16.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 32.86, 30.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.084 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.094 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5978, 10.1552, 6.0935)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4640 #40848A

analogous

#8A405F #8A4640 #8A6B40

triadic

#8A4640 #408A46 #46408A

tetradic

#8A4640 #5F8A40 #40848A #6B408A

square

#8A4640 #5F8A40 #40848A #6B408A

split-complementary

#8A4640 #408A6B #405F8A

monochromatic

#361C19 #60312D #8A4640 #B15E56 #C48680

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8A4640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A4640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4640

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4640	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56513F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 70, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.094 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07b74',
    500: '#8a4640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4640;
$custom-light: #b07b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.865,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4773,
    "c": 0.09371,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4640

secondary

#77AAAF

accent

#C3CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4640

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

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