#8A4836#8A4836

#8A4836 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.094 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4836
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 54)
HSL	hsl(13, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(13, 61%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 60.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 26.23, 23.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 35.06, 41.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% 0.0763 0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.094 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4655, 10.3058, 4.7694)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4836 #36788A

analogous

#8A364E #8A4836 #8A7236

triadic

#8A4836 #368A48 #48368A

tetradic

#8A4836 #4E8A36 #36788A #72368A

square

#8A4836 #4E8A36 #36788A #72368A

split-complementary

#8A4836 #368A72 #364E8A

monochromatic

#321A14 #5E3125 #8A4836 #B65F47 #C88572

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A4836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A4836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4836

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4836	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)

#595234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.094 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c6d',
    500: '#8a4836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4836;
$custom-light: #b07c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 43.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47874,
    "c": 0.09448,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4836

secondary

#6BA2B1

accent

#B8D354

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4836

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

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