#8A4738#8A4738

#8A4738 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.095 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4738
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(11, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(11, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 26.96, 21.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 34.68, 38.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.0788 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.095 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4493, 10.1967, 5.0005)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4738 #387B8A

analogous

#8A3852 #8A4738 #8A7038

triadic

#8A4738 #388A47 #47388A

tetradic

#8A4738 #528A38 #387B8A #70388A

square

#8A4738 #528A38 #387B8A #70388A

split-complementary

#8A4738 #388A70 #38528A

monochromatic

#331A15 #5E3126 #8A4738 #B55D4A #C78475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8A4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A4738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4738

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4738	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)

#585137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.095 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07b6f',
    500: '#8a4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4738;
$custom-light: #b07b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.976,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47738,
    "c": 0.09481,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4738

secondary

#6EA4B0

accent

#BBD256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4738

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

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