#8A4556#8A4556

#8A4556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.095 H 5.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4556
RGB	rgb(138, 69, 86)
HSL	hsl(345, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(345, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 31.24, 3.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 31.44, 6.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0949 0.0094)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.095 5.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2898, 10.3327, 10.0441)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4556 #458A79

analogous

#8A4578 #8A4556 #8A5645

triadic

#8A4556 #568A45 #45568A

tetradic

#8A4556 #788A45 #458A79 #56458A

square

#8A4556 #788A45 #458A79 #56458A

split-complementary

#8A4556 #458A56 #45788A

monochromatic

#381C23 #61313D #8A4556 #AE5E72 #C38795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8A4556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A4556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4556

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4556	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625F54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 69, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.095 5.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7b85',
    500: '#8a4556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4556;
$custom-light: #af7b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.217,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48143,
    "c": 0.09536,
    "h": 5.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4556

secondary

#7DAEA2

accent

#C9AF5E

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#11090B

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4556

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

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