#8A4740#8A4740

#8A4740 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.092 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4740
RGB	rgb(138, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(6, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 27.67, 17.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 32.53, 31.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.0822 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.092 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6608, 10.2813, 6.1146)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4740 #40838A

analogous

#8A405E #8A4740 #8A6C40

triadic

#8A4740 #408A47 #47408A

tetradic

#8A4740 #5E8A40 #40838A #6C408A

square

#8A4740 #5E8A40 #40838A #6C408A

split-complementary

#8A4740 #408A6C #405E8A

monochromatic

#361C19 #60312D #8A4740 #B15F56 #C48780

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8A4740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A4740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4740

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4740	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57523F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67603F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.092 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07b74',
    500: '#8a4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4740;
$custom-light: #b07b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.676,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.479,
    "c": 0.09248,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4740

secondary

#77A9AF

accent

#C2CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4740

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

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