#8A494D#8A494D

#8A494D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.088 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A494D
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 77)
HSL	hsl(356, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 44.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.08, 27.92, 10.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.08, 29.67, 19.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% 0.0843 0.0258)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.088 17)
XYZ	xyz(14.2041, 10.7055, 8.3380)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A494D #498A86

analogous

#8A496E #8A494D #8A6649

triadic

#8A494D #4D8A49 #494D8A

tetradic

#8A494D #6E8A49 #498A86 #66498A

square

#8A494D #6E8A49 #498A86 #66498A

split-complementary

#8A494D #498A66 #496E8A

monochromatic

#3A1F20 #623437 #8A494D #AD6368 #C28B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8A494D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A494D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A494D

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A494D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A494D	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56544D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66614C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95414B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a494d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.088 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d7e',
    500: '#8a494d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a494d;
$custom-light: #af7d7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a494d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.308,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48556,
    "c": 0.08817,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.10704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A494D

secondary

#81AEAB

accent

#C7C161

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A494D

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

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