#8A493E#8A493E

#8A493E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.091 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A493E
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(9, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(9, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 26.36, 18.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 32.43, 35.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.0779 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.091 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7343, 10.5176, 5.8633)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A493E #3E7F8A

analogous

#8A3E59 #8A493E #8A6F3E

triadic

#8A493E #3E8A49 #493E8A

tetradic

#8A493E #598A3E #3E7F8A #6F3E8A

square

#8A493E #598A3E #3E7F8A #6F3E8A

split-complementary

#8A493E #3E8A6F #3E598A

monochromatic

#361C18 #60332B #8A493E #B26153 #C5887E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8A493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A493E

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A493E	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)

#59533D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68613D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.091 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07d73',
    500: '#8a493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a493e;
$custom-light: #b07d73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.684,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48203,
    "c": 0.09066,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A493E

secondary

#75A7AF

accent

#BDCE5A

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A493E

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

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