#8A4737#8A4737

#8A4737 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.095 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4737
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 26.88, 22.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 34.99, 39.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0784 0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.095 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4251, 10.1870, 4.8730)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4737 #377A8A

analogous

#8A3751 #8A4737 #8A7037

triadic

#8A4737 #378A47 #47378A

tetradic

#8A4737 #518A37 #377A8A #70378A

square

#8A4737 #518A37 #377A8A #70378A

split-complementary

#8A4737 #378A70 #37518A

monochromatic

#321A14 #5E3026 #8A4737 #B65E48 #C88474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8A4737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A4737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4737

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4737	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.095 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07b6e',
    500: '#8a4737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4737;
$custom-light: #b07b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.566,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47719,
    "c": 0.09515,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4737

secondary

#6DA3B0

accent

#BBD355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4737

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

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