#8A4550#8A4550

#8A4550 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.094 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4550
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 80)
HSL	hsl(350, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 42%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 30.50, 7.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 31.30, 12.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.0925 0.0183)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.094 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0581, 10.2401, 8.8240)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4550 #458A7F

analogous

#8A4572 #8A4550 #8A5C45

triadic

#8A4550 #508A45 #45508A

tetradic

#8A4550 #728A45 #458A7F #5C458A

square

#8A4550 #728A45 #458A7F #5C458A

split-complementary

#8A4550 #458A5C #45728A

monochromatic

#381C21 #613138 #8A4550 #AE5E6B #C38790

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8A4550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A4550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4550

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4550	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525250

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645F4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.094 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7a81',
    500: '#8a4550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4550;
$custom-light: #af7a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.435,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47965,
    "c": 0.09425,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4550

secondary

#7DAEA6

accent

#C9B85E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4550

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

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