#8A4B37#8A4B37
#8A4B37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.091 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 43%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 60%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 60.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.09, 24.61, 23.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.09, 34.07, 43.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.42% 0.0715 0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.42% 0.091 38.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6879, 10.7127, 4.9606) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.91
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.28
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.49
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 8.06
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 8.63
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4B37 #37768A
analogous
#8A374C #8A4B37 #8A7437
triadic
#8A4B37 #378A4B #4B378A
tetradic
#8A4B37 #4C8A37 #37768A #74378A
square
#8A4B37 #4C8A37 #37768A #74378A
split-complementary
#8A4B37 #378A74 #374C8A
monochromatic
#321B14 #5E3326 #8A4B37 #B66348 #C88874
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#8A4B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#8A4B37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4B37
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4B37 | 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)
#5B5435
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6136
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#964046
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.091 38.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b07e6e',
500: '#8a4b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4b37; $custom-light: #b07e6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.458,
"s": 43.005,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4842,
"c": 0.09111,
"h": 38.3
},
"luminance": 0.10711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4B37
secondary
#6DA0B0
accent
#B4D355
background
#FBF7F6
surface
#F6EEEB
border
#D0C9C6
text
#110A07
muted
#807C7A