#8A424C#8A424C

#8A424C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.098 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A424C
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 76)
HSL	hsl(352, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(352, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 44.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 31.68, 8.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 32.80, 14.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% 0.0959 0.0219)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.098 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7348, 9.8229, 8.0088)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A424C #428A80

analogous

#8A4270 #8A424C #8A5C42

triadic

#8A424C #4C8A42 #424C8A

tetradic

#8A424C #708A42 #428A80 #5C428A

square

#8A424C #708A42 #428A80 #5C428A

split-complementary

#8A424C #428A5C #42708A

monochromatic

#371A1E #612E35 #8A424C #B05965 #C4838C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8A424C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A424C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A424C

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A424C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A424C	1.00	7.08	2.96	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a424c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.098 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af787d',
    500: '#8a424c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a424c;
$custom-light: #af787d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a424c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.667,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47366,
    "c": 0.09836,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A424C

secondary

#79AEA7

accent

#CBBC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A424C

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

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