#8A4837#8A4837

#8A4837 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.094 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4837
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 26.31, 22.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 34.74, 40.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0767 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.094 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4892, 10.3153, 4.8944)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4837 #37798A

analogous

#8A3750 #8A4837 #8A7137

triadic

#8A4837 #378A48 #48378A

tetradic

#8A4837 #508A37 #37798A #71378A

square

#8A4837 #508A37 #37798A #71378A

split-complementary

#8A4837 #378A71 #37508A

monochromatic

#321A14 #5E3126 #8A4837 #B65F48 #C88574

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A4837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A4837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4837

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4837	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)

#595235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.094 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c6e',
    500: '#8a4837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4837;
$custom-light: #b07c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.289,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47892,
    "c": 0.09411,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4837

secondary

#6DA2B0

accent

#B9D355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4837

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

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