#8A4853#8A4853

#8A4853 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.090 H 10.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4853
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 83)
HSL	hsl(350, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 39.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 29.20, 6.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 29.85, 11.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% 0.0886 0.0163)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.09 10.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3607, 10.6639, 9.4840)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4853 #488A7F

analogous

#8A4874 #8A4853 #8A5E48

triadic

#8A4853 #538A48 #48538A

tetradic

#8A4853 #748A48 #488A7F #5E488A

square

#8A4853 #748A48 #488A7F #5E488A

split-complementary

#8A4853 #488A5E #48748A

monochromatic

#3A1E23 #62333B #8A4853 #AD626F #C28A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8A4853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A4853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4853

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4853	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545453

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.090 10.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c83',
    500: '#8a4853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4853;
$custom-light: #af7c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48551,
    "c": 0.09003,
    "h": 10.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4853

secondary

#80AEA6

accent

#C8B660

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4853

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

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