#8A483D#8A483D

#8A483D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.092 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A483D
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 61)
HSL	hsl(9, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(9, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 55.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.51, 26.83, 19.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.51, 32.98, 35.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0792 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.092 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6419, 10.3764, 5.6984)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A483D #3D7F8A

analogous

#8A3D59 #8A483D #8A6F3D

triadic

#8A483D #3D8A48 #483D8A

tetradic

#8A483D #598A3D #3D7F8A #6F3D8A

square

#8A483D #598A3D #3D7F8A #6F3D8A

split-complementary

#8A483D #3D8A6F #3D598A

monochromatic

#351C17 #60322A #8A483D #B26052 #C5877C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8A483D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A483D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A483D

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A483D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A483D	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58523C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68603C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a483d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.092 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c72',
    500: '#8a483d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a483d;
$custom-light: #b07c72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a483d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48008,
    "c": 0.09209,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A483D

secondary

#74A7AF

accent

#BECF59

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A483D

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

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