#8A4149#8A4149

#8A4149 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.100 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4149
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 73)
HSL	hsl(353, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(353, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 47.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 31.89, 9.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 33.41, 17.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.0963 0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.1 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5750, 9.6663, 7.4529)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4149 #418A82

analogous

#8A416D #8A4149 #8A5E41

triadic

#8A4149 #498A41 #41498A

tetradic

#8A4149 #6D8A41 #418A82 #5E418A

square

#8A4149 #6D8A41 #418A82 #5E418A

split-complementary

#8A4149 #418A5E #416D8A

monochromatic

#371A1D #602D33 #8A4149 #B05862 #C48289

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8A4149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A4149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4149

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4149	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504F49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.100 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0787b',
    500: '#8a4149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4149;
$custom-light: #b0787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.425,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47126,
    "c": 0.09964,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4149

secondary

#78AEA9

accent

#CCC05C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4149

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

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