#8A4835#8A4835

#8A4835 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.095 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4835
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 53)
HSL	hsl(13, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(13, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 26.15, 23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 35.39, 42.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.86% 0.0759 0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(47.86% 0.095 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4423, 10.2965, 4.6470)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4835 #35778A

analogous

#8A354C #8A4835 #8A7335

triadic

#8A4835 #358A48 #48358A

tetradic

#8A4835 #4C8A35 #35778A #73358A

square

#8A4835 #4C8A35 #35778A #73358A

split-complementary

#8A4835 #358A73 #354C8A

monochromatic

#321A13 #5E3124 #8A4835 #B65F46 #C88571

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A4835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A4835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4835

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4835	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.095 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c6c',
    500: '#8a4835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4835;
$custom-light: #b07c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.412,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47856,
    "c": 0.09487,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4835

secondary

#6AA1B1

accent

#B7D454

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4835

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

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