#8A4944#8A4944

#8A4944 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.089 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4944
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 68)
HSL	hsl(4, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 26.94, 15.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 31.01, 29.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0805 0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.089 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9081, 10.5871, 6.7788)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4944 #44858A

analogous

#8A4462 #8A4944 #8A6C44

triadic

#8A4944 #448A49 #49448A

tetradic

#8A4944 #628A44 #44858A #6C448A

square

#8A4944 #628A44 #44858A #6C448A

split-complementary

#8A4944 #448A6C #44628A

monochromatic

#381E1C #613330 #8A4944 #AF625C #C38A85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A4944 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A4944 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4944

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4944	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4944	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4944;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.089 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d78',
    500: '#8a4944',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4944;
$custom-light: #af7d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4944",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48334,
    "c": 0.08915,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4944

secondary

#7CABAE

accent

#C2CA5E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4944

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

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