#8A4941#8A4941

#8A4941 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.090 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4941
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 65)
HSL	hsl(7, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(7, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 26.65, 17.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 31.67, 32.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0792 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.09 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8189, 10.5514, 6.3089)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4941 #41828A

analogous

#8A415E #8A4941 #8A6D41

triadic

#8A4941 #418A49 #49418A

tetradic

#8A4941 #5E8A41 #41828A #6D418A

square

#8A4941 #5E8A41 #41828A #6D418A

split-complementary

#8A4941 #418A6D #415E8A

monochromatic

#371D1A #60332D #8A4941 #B06258 #C48982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A4941 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A4941 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4941

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4941	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4941	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4941;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.090 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d75',
    500: '#8a4941',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4941;
$custom-light: #b07d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4941",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.575,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48266,
    "c": 0.08982,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4941

secondary

#78A9AE

accent

#C0CC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4941

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

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