#8A4852#8A4852

#8A4852 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.090 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4852
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 82)
HSL	hsl(351, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 40.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 29.08, 6.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 29.86, 13.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0881 0.0177)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.09 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3223, 10.6485, 9.2821)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4852 #488A80

analogous

#8A4873 #8A4852 #8A5F48

triadic

#8A4852 #528A48 #48528A

tetradic

#8A4852 #738A48 #488A80 #5F488A

square

#8A4852 #738A48 #488A80 #5F488A

split-complementary

#8A4852 #488A5F #48738A

monochromatic

#3A1E22 #62333A #8A4852 #AD626D #C28A93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8A4852 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A4852 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4852

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4852	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4852	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656151

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4852;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.090 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c82',
    500: '#8a4852',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4852;
$custom-light: #af7c82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4852",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.909,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48522,
    "c": 0.0899,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4852

secondary

#80AEA7

accent

#C8B860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4852

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

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