#8A4148#8A4148

#8A4148 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.100 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4148
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 72)
HSL	hsl(354, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(354, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 31.78, 10.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 33.49, 18.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.0959 0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.1 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5421, 9.6532, 7.2797)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4148 #418A83

analogous

#8A416C #8A4148 #8A5F41

triadic

#8A4148 #488A41 #41488A

tetradic

#8A4148 #6C8A41 #418A83 #5F418A

square

#8A4148 #6C8A41 #418A83 #5F418A

split-complementary

#8A4148 #418A5F #416C8A

monochromatic

#371A1D #602D32 #8A4148 #B05860 #C48288

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8A4148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A4148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4148

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4148	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.100 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0787a',
    500: '#8a4148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4148;
$custom-light: #b0787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.247,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.471,
    "c": 0.09962,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4148

secondary

#78AEA9

accent

#CCC15C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4148

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

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