#8A484B#8A484B

#8A484B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.090 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A484B
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 75)
HSL	hsl(357, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 45.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 28.25, 10.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 30.29, 21.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0852 0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.09 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0694, 10.5474, 7.9501)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A484B #488A87

analogous

#8A486C #8A484B #8A6648

triadic

#8A484B #4B8A48 #484B8A

tetradic

#8A484B #6C8A48 #488A87 #66488A

square

#8A484B #6C8A48 #488A87 #66488A

split-complementary

#8A484B #488A66 #486C8A

monochromatic

#3A1E1F #623335 #8A484B #AD6265 #C28A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A484B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A484B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A484B

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A484B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A484B	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56534B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66604A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a484b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.090 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c7d',
    500: '#8a484b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a484b;
$custom-light: #af7c7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a484b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48333,
    "c": 0.08964,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A484B

secondary

#80AEAC

accent

#C8C360

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A484B

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

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