#8A4848#8A4848

#8A4848 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.090 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4848
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 27.93, 12.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 30.67, 24.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.0839 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.09 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9692, 10.5073, 7.4221)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4848 #488A8A

analogous

#8A4869 #8A4848 #8A6948

triadic

#8A4848 #488A48 #48488A

tetradic

#8A4848 #698A48 #488A8A #69488A

square

#8A4848 #698A48 #488A8A #69488A

split-complementary

#8A4848 #488A69 #48698A

monochromatic

#3A1E1E #623333 #8A4848 #AD6262 #C28A8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8A4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A4848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4848

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4848	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676047

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.090 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c7b',
    500: '#8a4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4848;
$custom-light: #af7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48257,
    "c": 0.08985,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4848

secondary

#80AEAE

accent

#C8C860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4848

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

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