#8A4253#8A4253

#8A4253 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.099 H 6.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4253
RGB	rgb(138, 66, 83)
HSL	hsl(346, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(346, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 39.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 32.50, 4.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 32.79, 7.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% 0.0987 0.0116)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.099 6.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9915, 9.9256, 9.3609)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4253 #428A79

analogous

#8A4277 #8A4253 #8A5542

triadic

#8A4253 #538A42 #42538A

tetradic

#8A4253 #778A42 #428A79 #55428A

square

#8A4253 #778A42 #428A79 #55428A

split-complementary

#8A4253 #428A55 #42778A

monochromatic

#371A21 #612E3A #8A4253 #B0596E #C48392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A4253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A4253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4253

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4253	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)

#4F5053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953B48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 66, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.099 6.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7983',
    500: '#8a4253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4253;
$custom-light: #af7983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.833,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47568,
    "c": 0.09942,
    "h": 6.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4253

secondary

#79AEA2

accent

#CBB15C

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EDEF

border

#D0C8CA

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4253

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

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