#8A4955#8A4955

#8A4955 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.089 H 9.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4955
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 85)
HSL	hsl(349, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(349, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 38.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 28.89, 5.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 29.38, 10.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.0877 0.0141)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.089 9.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5042, 10.8255, 9.9182)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4955 #498A7E

analogous

#8A4976 #8A4955 #8A5E49

triadic

#8A4955 #558A49 #49558A

tetradic

#8A4955 #768A49 #498A7E #5E498A

square

#8A4955 #768A49 #498A7E #5E498A

split-complementary

#8A4955 #498A5E #49768A

monochromatic

#3A1F24 #62343C #8A4955 #AD6371 #C28B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8A4955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A4955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4955

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4955	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656154

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.089 9.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7d84',
    500: '#8a4955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4955;
$custom-light: #af7d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.923,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48779,
    "c": 0.08878,
    "h": 9.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4955

secondary

#81AEA5

accent

#C7B461

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4955

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

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