#8A4844#8A4844

#8A4844 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.090 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4844
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 68)
HSL	hsl(3, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(3, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 27.51, 15.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 31.35, 28.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.0822 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.09 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8429, 10.4568, 6.7571)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4844 #44868A

analogous

#8A4463 #8A4844 #8A6B44

triadic

#8A4844 #448A48 #48448A

tetradic

#8A4844 #638A44 #44868A #6B448A

square

#8A4844 #638A44 #44868A #6B448A

split-complementary

#8A4844 #448A6B #44638A

monochromatic

#381D1C #613330 #8A4844 #AF615C #C38985

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8A4844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A4844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4844

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4844	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676043

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.090 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c77',
    500: '#8a4844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4844;
$custom-light: #af7c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.429,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48161,
    "c": 0.09042,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4844

secondary

#7CABAE

accent

#C4CA5E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4844

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

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