#8A424E#8A424E

#8A424E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.099 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A424E
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 78)
HSL	hsl(350, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 43.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 31.91, 7.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 32.73, 12.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% 0.0967 0.019)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.099 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8054, 9.8512, 8.3807)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A424E #428A7E

analogous

#8A4272 #8A424E #8A5A42

triadic

#8A424E #4E8A42 #424E8A

tetradic

#8A424E #728A42 #428A7E #5A428A

square

#8A424E #728A42 #428A7E #5A428A

split-complementary

#8A424E #428A5A #42728A

monochromatic

#371A1F #612E37 #8A424E #B05968 #C4838E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8A424E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A424E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A424E

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A424E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A424E	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50504E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625E4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a424e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.099 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af787f',
    500: '#8a424e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a424e;
$custom-light: #af787f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a424e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47422,
    "c": 0.09856,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A424E

secondary

#79AEA6

accent

#CBB95C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A424E

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

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