#8A483E#8A483E

#8A483E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.092 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A483E
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 62)
HSL	hsl(8, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 26.92, 18.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 32.71, 34.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0796 0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.092 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6691, 10.3872, 5.8416)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A483E #3E808A

analogous

#8A3E5A #8A483E #8A6E3E

triadic

#8A483E #3E8A48 #483E8A

tetradic

#8A483E #5A8A3E #3E808A #6E3E8A

square

#8A483E #5A8A3E #3E808A #6E3E8A

split-complementary

#8A483E #3E8A6E #3E5A8A

monochromatic

#361C18 #60322B #8A483E #B26053 #C5877E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8A483E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A483E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A483E

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A483E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A483E	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58523D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68603D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a483e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.092 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c73',
    500: '#8a483e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a483e;
$custom-light: #b07c73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a483e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.895,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48029,
    "c": 0.09181,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A483E

secondary

#75A7AF

accent

#BFCE5A

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A483E

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

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