#8A4953#8A4953

#8A4953 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.088 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4953
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 83)
HSL	hsl(351, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 39.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 28.64, 6.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 29.37, 12.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.0868 0.0171)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.088 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4258, 10.7942, 9.5057)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4953 #498A80

analogous

#8A4974 #8A4953 #8A6049

triadic

#8A4953 #538A49 #49538A

tetradic

#8A4953 #748A49 #498A80 #60498A

square

#8A4953 #748A49 #498A80 #60498A

split-complementary

#8A4953 #498A60 #49748A

monochromatic

#3A1F23 #62343B #8A4953 #AD636F #C28B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8A4953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A4953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4953

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4953	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.088 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d83',
    500: '#8a4953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4953;
$custom-light: #af7d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.769,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48721,
    "c": 0.08849,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4953

secondary

#81AEA7

accent

#C7B761

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4953

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

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