#8A4957#8A4957
#8A4957 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.089 H 7.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4957 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 73, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 31%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 47%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 37%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.34, 29.15, 4.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.34, 29.45, 8.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.84% 0.0885 0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.84% 0.089 7.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5848, 10.8578, 10.3426) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 3.86
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 4.74
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.55
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.56
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 7.78
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4957 #498A7C
analogous
#8A4978 #8A4957 #8A5C49
triadic
#8A4957 #578A49 #49578A
tetradic
#8A4957 #788A49 #498A7C #5C498A
square
#8A4957 #788A49 #498A7C #5C498A
split-complementary
#8A4957 #498A5C #49788A
monochromatic
#3A1F25 #62343E #8A4957 #AD6373 #C28B97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#8A4957 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8A4957 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4957
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4957 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4957 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#545557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656156
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94434E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4957; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.089 7.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae7d86',
500: '#8a4957',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4957; $custom-light: #ae7d86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4957",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 73,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.077,
"s": 30.806,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48838,
"c": 0.08916,
"h": 7.2
},
"luminance": 0.10856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4957
secondary
#81AEA4
accent
#C7B161
background
#FBF7F8
surface
#F6EEEF
border
#D0C9CA
text
#110A0B
muted
#807C7C