#8A4935#8A4935

#8A4935 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.094 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4935
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 53)
HSL	hsl(14, 45%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(14, 62%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 61.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 25.59, 24.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 35.17, 43.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0741 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.094 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5074, 10.4268, 4.6687)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4935 #35768A

analogous

#8A354B #8A4935 #8A7435

triadic

#8A4935 #358A49 #49358A

tetradic

#8A4935 #4B8A35 #35768A #74358A

square

#8A4935 #4B8A35 #35768A #74358A

split-complementary

#8A4935 #358A74 #354B8A

monochromatic

#321A13 #5E3224 #8A4935 #B66046 #C88671

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8A4935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A4935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4935

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4935	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696034

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#973D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.094 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d6c',
    500: '#8a4935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4935;
$custom-light: #b07d6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 44.503,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48031,
    "c": 0.09389,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4935

secondary

#6AA0B1

accent

#B6D454

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4935

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

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