#8A4841#8A4841

#8A4841 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.091 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4841
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 65)
HSL	hsl(6, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 27.21, 16.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 31.98, 31.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0809 0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.091 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7537, 10.4211, 6.2871)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4841 #41838A

analogous

#8A415F #8A4841 #8A6C41

triadic

#8A4841 #418A48 #48418A

tetradic

#8A4841 #5F8A41 #41838A #6C418A

square

#8A4841 #5F8A41 #41838A #6C418A

split-complementary

#8A4841 #418A6C #415F8A

monochromatic

#371D1A #60322D #8A4841 #B06058 #C48882

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8A4841 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A4841 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4841

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4841	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4841	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4841;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.091 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07c75',
    500: '#8a4841',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4841;
$custom-light: #b07c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4841",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.753,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48094,
    "c": 0.09103,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4841

secondary

#78A9AE

accent

#C1CC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4841

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

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