#8A4048#8A4048

#8A4048 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.101 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4048
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(354, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(354, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.6%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 32.32, 10.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 33.92, 17.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0976 0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.101 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4852, 9.5394, 7.2607)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4048 #408A82

analogous

#8A406D #8A4048 #8A5D40

triadic

#8A4048 #488A40 #40488A

tetradic

#8A4048 #6D8A40 #408A82 #5D408A

square

#8A4048 #6D8A40 #408A82 #5D408A

split-complementary

#8A4048 #408A5D #406D8A

monochromatic

#36191C #602D32 #8A4048 #B15660 #C48088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#8A4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4048

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4048	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.101 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0777a',
    500: '#8a4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4048;
$custom-light: #b0777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.514,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46941,
    "c": 0.10105,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4048

secondary

#77AFA9

accent

#CDC05B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4048

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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