#8A4248#8A4248

#8A4248 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.098 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4248
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 72)
HSL	hsl(355, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(355, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, 31.24, 10.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 33.08, 19.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.0942 0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.098 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6000, 9.7690, 7.2990)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4248 #428A84

analogous

#8A426C #8A4248 #8A6042

triadic

#8A4248 #488A42 #42488A

tetradic

#8A4248 #6C8A42 #428A84 #60428A

square

#8A4248 #6C8A42 #428A84 #60428A

split-complementary

#8A4248 #428A60 #426C8A

monochromatic

#371A1D #612E32 #8A4248 #B05961 #C48388

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8A4248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A4248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4248

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4248	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514F48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963944

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.098 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0787a',
    500: '#8a4248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4248;
$custom-light: #b0787a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4726,
    "c": 0.09819,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4248

secondary

#79AEAA

accent

#CBC25C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4248

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

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