#8A4958#8A4958

#8A4958 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.089 H 6.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4958
RGB	rgb(138, 73, 88)
HSL	hsl(346, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 36.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 29.28, 3.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 29.50, 6.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.0889 0.0096)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.089 6.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6259, 10.8742, 10.5593)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4958 #498A7B

analogous

#8A4979 #8A4958 #8A5B49

triadic

#8A4958 #588A49 #49588A

tetradic

#8A4958 #798A49 #498A7B #5B498A

square

#8A4958 #798A49 #498A7B #5B498A

split-complementary

#8A4958 #498A5B #49798A

monochromatic

#3A1F25 #62343E #8A4958 #AD6374 #C28B98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8A4958 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A4958 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4958

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4958	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4958	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)

#545558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646157

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4958;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 73, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.089 6.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7d87',
    500: '#8a4958',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4958;
$custom-light: #ae7d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4958",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.154,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48869,
    "c": 0.08939,
    "h": 6.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4958

secondary

#81AEA3

accent

#C7AF61

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4958

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

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