#8A4E44#8A4E44

#8A4E44 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.083 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E44
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 68)
HSL	hsl(9, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(9, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 24.10, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 29.43, 35.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0717 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.083 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2499, 11.2708, 6.8927)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E44 #44808A

analogous

#8A445D #8A4E44 #8A7144

triadic

#8A4E44 #448A4E #4E448A

tetradic

#8A4E44 #5D8A44 #44808A #71448A

square

#8A4E44 #5D8A44 #44808A #71448A

split-complementary

#8A4E44 #448A71 #445D8A

monochromatic

#38201C #613730 #8A4E44 #AF685C #C38E85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8A4E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A4E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E44

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E44	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5743

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6343

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96454C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.083 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8078',
    500: '#8a4e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e44;
$custom-light: #af8078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49217,
    "c": 0.08313,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E44

secondary

#7CA7AE

accent

#BBCA5E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E44

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