#8A4C40#8A4C40
#8A4C40 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.087 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 76, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 37%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 53.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.49, 24.85, 18.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.49, 31.05, 36.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.77% 0.0735 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.77% 0.087 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9920, 10.9437, 6.2250) |
| Luminance | 0.1094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 8.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 8.44
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 9.35
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 9.59
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 9.64
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4C40 #407E8A
analogous
#8A4059 #8A4C40 #8A7140
triadic
#8A4C40 #408A4C #4C408A
tetradic
#8A4C40 #598A40 #407E8A #71408A
square
#8A4C40 #598A40 #407E8A #71408A
split-complementary
#8A4C40 #408A71 #40598A
monochromatic
#361E19 #60352D #8A4C40 #B16556 #C48B80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.59
#8A4C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#8A4C40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4C40
6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4C40 | 1.00 | 6.59 | 3.19 | 6.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B553F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A623F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#964249
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.087 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af7f75',
500: '#8a4c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4c40; $custom-light: #af7f75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 76,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.73,
"s": 36.634,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48773,
"c": 0.08665,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.10942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4C40
secondary
#77A6AF
accent
#BACD5B
background
#FBF7F7
surface
#F6EEED
border
#D0C9C8
text
#110A08
muted
#807C7B