#8A4252#8A4252

#8A4252 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.099 H 7.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4252
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(347, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(347, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 40.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 32.38, 4.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 32.75, 8.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0983 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.099 7.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9532, 9.9103, 9.1590)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4252 #428A7A

analogous

#8A4276 #8A4252 #8A5642

triadic

#8A4252 #528A42 #42528A

tetradic

#8A4252 #768A42 #428A7A #56428A

square

#8A4252 #768A42 #428A7A #56428A

split-complementary

#8A4252 #428A56 #42768A

monochromatic

#371A21 #612E39 #8A4252 #B0596D #C48391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A4252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A4252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4252

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4252	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953B48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.099 7.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7982',
    500: '#8a4252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4252;
$custom-light: #af7982;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.667,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47538,
    "c": 0.0992,
    "h": 7.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4252

secondary

#79AEA3

accent

#CBB35C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4252

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

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