#8A4937#8A4937

#8A4937 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.093 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4937
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(13, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(13, 60%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 60.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 25.75, 22.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 34.51, 41.74°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0749 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.093 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5544, 10.4456, 4.9161)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4937 #37788A

analogous

#8A374E #8A4937 #8A7237

triadic

#8A4937 #378A49 #49378A

tetradic

#8A4937 #4E8A37 #37788A #72378A

square

#8A4937 #4E8A37 #37788A #72378A

split-complementary

#8A4937 #378A72 #374E8A

monochromatic

#321B14 #5E3226 #8A4937 #B66048 #C88674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A4937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A4937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4937

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4937	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.093 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d6e',
    500: '#8a4937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4937;
$custom-light: #b07d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.012,
    "s": 43.005,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48066,
    "c": 0.09308,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4937

secondary

#6DA2B0

accent

#B8D355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEB

border

#D0C9C6

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4937

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

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