#8A4551#8A4551

#8A4551 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.094 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4551
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(350, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 41.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 30.62, 6.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 31.29, 11.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0929 0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.094 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0953, 10.2550, 9.0201)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4551 #458A7E

analogous

#8A4573 #8A4551 #8A5B45

triadic

#8A4551 #518A45 #45518A

tetradic

#8A4551 #738A45 #458A7E #5B458A

square

#8A4551 #738A45 #458A7E #5B458A

split-complementary

#8A4551 #458A5B #45738A

monochromatic

#381C21 #613139 #8A4551 #AE5E6C #C38791

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A4551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4551

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4551	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635F50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.094 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7a81',
    500: '#8a4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4551;
$custom-light: #af7a81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47994,
    "c": 0.09438,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4551

secondary

#7DAEA5

accent

#C9B75E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4551

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

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