#8A4451#8A4451

#8A4451 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.096 H 9.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4451
RGB	rgb(138, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(349, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(349, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 41.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 31.17, 6.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 31.77, 11.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.0946 0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.096 9.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0343, 10.1330, 8.9997)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4451 #448A7D

analogous

#8A4474 #8A4451 #8A5A44

triadic

#8A4451 #518A44 #44518A

tetradic

#8A4451 #748A44 #448A7D #5A448A

square

#8A4451 #748A44 #448A7D #5A448A

split-complementary

#8A4451 #448A5A #44748A

monochromatic

#381C21 #613039 #8A4451 #AF5C6C #C38591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8A4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4451

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4451	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635F50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.096 9.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7a81',
    500: '#8a4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4451;
$custom-light: #af7a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.857,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4783,
    "c": 0.09592,
    "h": 9.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4451

secondary

#7CAEA5

accent

#CAB65E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4451

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

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