#8A4947#8A4947

#8A4947 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.089 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4947
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 71)
HSL	hsl(2, 32%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 49%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 48.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 27.26, 13.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 30.45, 26.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.0818 0.0342)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.089 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0020, 10.6247, 7.2734)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4947 #47888A

analogous

#8A4766 #8A4947 #8A6A47

triadic

#8A4947 #478A49 #49478A

tetradic

#8A4947 #668A47 #47888A #6A478A

square

#8A4947 #668A47 #47888A #6A478A

split-complementary

#8A4947 #478A6A #47668A

monochromatic

#391E1D #623432 #8A4947 #AE6361 #C28B89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A4947 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A4947 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4947

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4947	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4947	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575446

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676146

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4947;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.089 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d7a',
    500: '#8a4947',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4947;
$custom-light: #af7d7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4947",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.791,
    "s": 32.057,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48404,
    "c": 0.08864,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4947

secondary

#7FACAE

accent

#C5C860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4947

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

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