#8A4938#8A4938

#8A4938 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.093 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4938
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 59.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 25.83, 22.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 34.19, 40.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0754 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.093 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5786, 10.4553, 5.0436)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4938 #38798A

analogous

#8A3850 #8A4938 #8A7238

triadic

#8A4938 #388A49 #49388A

tetradic

#8A4938 #508A38 #38798A #72388A

square

#8A4938 #508A38 #38798A #72388A

split-complementary

#8A4938 #388A72 #38508A

monochromatic

#331B15 #5E3226 #8A4938 #B5604A #C78675

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8A4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A4938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4938

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4938	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)

#595236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.093 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d6f',
    500: '#8a4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4938;
$custom-light: #b07d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.439,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48085,
    "c": 0.0927,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4938

secondary

#6EA2B0

accent

#B8D256

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110907

muted

#807B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4938

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

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