#8A4A44#8A4A44
#8A4A44 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.088 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4A44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 74, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 34%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 51%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.4%, 50.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.10, 26.38, 15.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.10, 30.67, 30.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.51% 0.0787 0.0391) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.51% 0.088 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9743, 10.7196, 6.8009) |
| Luminance | 0.1072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 8.42
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 9.25
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 9.29
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 9.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4A44 #44848A
analogous
#8A4461 #8A4A44 #8A6D44
triadic
#8A4A44 #448A4A #4A448A
tetradic
#8A4A44 #618A44 #44848A #6D448A
square
#8A4A44 #618A44 #44848A #6D448A
split-complementary
#8A4A44 #448A6D #44618A
monochromatic
#381E1C #613430 #8A4A44 #AF635C #C38B85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#8A4A44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#8A4A44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4A44
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4A44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4A44 | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595443
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686143
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#964149
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4a44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.088 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af7e78',
500: '#8a4a44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4a44; $custom-light: #af7e78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4a44",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 74,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.143,
"s": 33.981,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48507,
"c": 0.0879,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.10718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4A44
secondary
#7CAAAE
accent
#C1CA5E
background
#FBF7F7
surface
#F6EEED
border
#D0C9C8
text
#110A08
muted
#807C7B