#8A4249#8A4249

#8A4249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.098 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4249
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(354, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(354, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 47.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.45, 31.35, 10.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.45, 32.99, 18.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.0946 0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.098 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6329, 9.7822, 7.4722)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4249 #428A83

analogous

#8A426D #8A4249 #8A5F42

triadic

#8A4249 #498A42 #42498A

tetradic

#8A4249 #6D8A42 #428A83 #5F428A

square

#8A4249 #6D8A42 #428A83 #5F428A

split-complementary

#8A4249 #428A5F #426D8A

monochromatic

#371A1D #612E33 #8A4249 #B05962 #C48389

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8A4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4249

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4249	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514F49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.098 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af787b',
    500: '#8a4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4249;
$custom-light: #af787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.167,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47286,
    "c": 0.0982,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4249

secondary

#79AEA9

accent

#CBC15C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4249

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

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