#8A4E41#8A4E41
#8A4E41 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.084 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 78, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 36%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 53%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 52.9%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.97, 23.80, 18.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.97, 30.24, 38.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.15% 0.0704 0.046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.15% 0.084 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1607, 11.2351, 6.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.1123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 8.59
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 8.76
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 8.96
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 9.98
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 10.01
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4E41 #417D8A
analogous
#8A4158 #8A4E41 #8A7341
triadic
#8A4E41 #418A4E #4E418A
tetradic
#8A4E41 #588A41 #417D8A #73418A
square
#8A4E41 #588A41 #417D8A #73418A
split-complementary
#8A4E41 #418A73 #41588A
monochromatic
#371F1A #60362D #8A4E41 #B06858 #C48D82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.47
#8A4E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#8A4E41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4E41
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4E41 | 1.00 | 6.47 | 3.25 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6340
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96454B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.084 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8075',
500: '#8a4e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4e41; $custom-light: #af8075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 78,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.685,
"s": 35.961,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49153,
"c": 0.08412,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.11234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4E41
secondary
#78A5AE
accent
#B8CC5C
background
#FBF7F7
surface
#F6EEED
border
#D0C9C8
text
#110A08
muted
#807C7B