#8A493B#8A493B

#8A493B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.092 H 33.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A493B
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(11, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(11, 57%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 57.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 26.09, 20.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 33.27, 38.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0766 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.092 33.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6542, 10.4856, 5.4417)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A493B #3B7C8A

analogous

#8A3B54 #8A493B #8A703B

triadic

#8A493B #3B8A49 #493B8A

tetradic

#8A493B #548A3B #3B7C8A #703B8A

square

#8A493B #548A3B #3B7C8A #703B8A

split-complementary

#8A493B #3B8A70 #3B548A

monochromatic

#341C16 #5F3229 #8A493B #B4614F #C68779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A493B

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A493B	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59533A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69603A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.092 33.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d71',
    500: '#8a493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a493b;
$custom-light: #b07d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.633,
    "s": 40.102,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48142,
    "c": 0.09162,
    "h": 33.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A493B

secondary

#71A4AF

accent

#BBD058

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110A07

muted

#807C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A493B

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

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