#8A4948#8A4948

#8A4948 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.089 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4948
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 72)
HSL	hsl(1, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 27.36, 12.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 30.29, 25.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.0822 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.089 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0343, 10.6376, 7.4438)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4948 #48898A

analogous

#8A4868 #8A4948 #8A6A48

triadic

#8A4948 #488A49 #49488A

tetradic

#8A4948 #688A48 #48898A #6A488A

square

#8A4948 #688A48 #48898A #6A488A

split-complementary

#8A4948 #488A6A #48688A

monochromatic

#3A1E1E #623433 #8A4948 #AD6362 #C28B8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A4948 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A4948 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4948

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4948	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4948	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676147

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4948;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.089 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d7b',
    500: '#8a4948',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4948;
$custom-light: #af7d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4948",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.909,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48428,
    "c": 0.08851,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4948

secondary

#80ADAE

accent

#C6C860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4948

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

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