#8A4956#8A4956

#8A4956 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.089 H 8.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4956
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(348, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(348, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 29.02, 4.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 29.41, 9.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.0881 0.0126)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.089 8.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5442, 10.8415, 10.1289)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4956 #498A7D

analogous

#8A4977 #8A4956 #8A5D49

triadic

#8A4956 #568A49 #49568A

tetradic

#8A4956 #778A49 #498A7D #5D498A

square

#8A4956 #778A49 #498A7D #5D498A

split-complementary

#8A4956 #498A5D #49778A

monochromatic

#3A1F24 #62343D #8A4956 #AD6372 #C28B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8A4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4956

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4956	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555556

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.089 8.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7d85',
    500: '#8a4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4956;
$custom-light: #ae7d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48808,
    "c": 0.08896,
    "h": 8.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4956

secondary

#81AEA5

accent

#C7B361

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4956

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

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