#8A4943#8A4943

#8A4943 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.089 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4943
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 67)
HSL	hsl(5, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 26.84, 15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 31.22, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.08 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.089 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8778, 10.5750, 6.6194)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4943 #43848A

analogous

#8A4361 #8A4943 #8A6C43

triadic

#8A4943 #438A49 #49438A

tetradic

#8A4943 #618A43 #43848A #6C438A

square

#8A4943 #618A43 #43848A #6C438A

split-complementary

#8A4943 #438A6C #43618A

monochromatic

#381D1B #61332F #8A4943 #AF625B #C38984

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A4943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A4943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4943

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4943	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686142

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.089 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d77',
    500: '#8a4943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4943;
$custom-light: #af7d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.07,
    "s": 34.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48311,
    "c": 0.08935,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4943

secondary

#7BAAAE

accent

#C1CB5D

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4943

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

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