#8A4545#8A4545

#8A4545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.094 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4545
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 29.28, 13.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 32.26, 24.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% 0.0878 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.094 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6845, 10.0906, 6.8561)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4545 #458A8A

analogous

#8A4567 #8A4545 #8A6745

triadic

#8A4545 #458A45 #45458A

tetradic

#8A4545 #678A45 #458A8A #67458A

square

#8A4545 #678A45 #458A8A #67458A

split-complementary

#8A4545 #458A67 #45678A

monochromatic

#381C1C #613131 #8A4545 #AE5E5E #C38787

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4545

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4545	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545145

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655F44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.094 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07a78',
    500: '#8a4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4545;
$custom-light: #b07a78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47677,
    "c": 0.0942,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4545

secondary

#7DAEAE

accent

#C9C95E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4545

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

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