#8A4940#8A4940

#8A4940 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.090 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4940
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(7, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(7, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 26.55, 17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 31.91, 33.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.0788 0.0437)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.09 29)
XYZ	xyz(13.7901, 10.5399, 6.1577)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4940 #40818A

analogous

#8A405C #8A4940 #8A6E40

triadic

#8A4940 #408A49 #49408A

tetradic

#8A4940 #5C8A40 #40818A #6E408A

square

#8A4940 #5C8A40 #40818A #6E408A

split-complementary

#8A4940 #408A6E #405C8A

monochromatic

#361D19 #60332D #8A4940 #B16156 #C48880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A4940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4940

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4940	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58533F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68613F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.090 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d75',
    500: '#8a4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4940;
$custom-light: #b07d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.297,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48245,
    "c": 0.09008,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4940

secondary

#77A8AF

accent

#BFCD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4940

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

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