#8A424F#8A424F

#8A424F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.099 H 10.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A424F
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 79)
HSL	hsl(349, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(349, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 42.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 32.02, 6.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 32.72, 11.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.0971 0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.099 10.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8415, 9.8656, 8.5709)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A424F #428A7D

analogous

#8A4273 #8A424F #8A5942

triadic

#8A424F #4F8A42 #424F8A

tetradic

#8A424F #738A42 #428A7D #59428A

square

#8A424F #738A42 #428A7D #59428A

split-complementary

#8A424F #428A59 #42738A

monochromatic

#371A20 #612E37 #8A424F #B05969 #C4838E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8A424F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A424F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A424F

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A424F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A424F	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50504F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625E4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a424f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.099 10.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7880',
    500: '#8a424f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a424f;
$custom-light: #af7880;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a424f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.167,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4745,
    "c": 0.09869,
    "h": 10.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A424F

secondary

#79AEA5

accent

#CBB75C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A424F

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

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