#8A4950#8A4950

#8A4950 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.088 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4950
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 80)
HSL	hsl(354, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(354, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 42%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.15, 28.27, 8.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.15, 29.46, 16.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.0856 0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.088 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3125, 10.7489, 8.9088)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4950 #498A83

analogous

#8A4971 #8A4950 #8A6349

triadic

#8A4950 #508A49 #49508A

tetradic

#8A4950 #718A49 #498A83 #63498A

square

#8A4950 #718A49 #498A83 #63498A

split-complementary

#8A4950 #498A63 #49718A

monochromatic

#3A1F22 #623439 #8A4950 #AD636B #C28B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A4950 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A4950 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4950

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4950	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4950	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565450

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66614F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4950;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.088 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d81',
    500: '#8a4950',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4950;
$custom-light: #af7d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4950",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.538,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48636,
    "c": 0.08822,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4950

secondary

#81AEA9

accent

#C7BC61

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4950

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

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