#8A4A48#8A4A48

#8A4A48 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.087 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4A48
RGB	rgb(138, 74, 72)
HSL	hsl(2, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 48%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.4%, 47.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 26.80, 13.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 29.92, 26.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% 0.0804 0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.087 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1006, 10.7701, 7.4659)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4A48 #48888A

analogous

#8A4867 #8A4A48 #8A6B48

triadic

#8A4A48 #488A4A #4A488A

tetradic

#8A4A48 #678A48 #48888A #6B488A

square

#8A4A48 #678A48 #48888A #6B488A

split-complementary

#8A4A48 #488A6B #48678A

monochromatic

#3A1F1E #623433 #8A4A48 #AD6462 #C28C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8A4A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A4A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4A48

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4A48	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585447

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686147

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95414A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 74, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.087 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7e7b',
    500: '#8a4a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4a48;
$custom-light: #af7e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.818,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48602,
    "c": 0.08718,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4A48

secondary

#80ACAE

accent

#C4C860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4A48

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