#8A4B59#8A4B59
#8A4B59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.086 H 6.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 75, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 30%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 46%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 35.5%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.85, 28.29, 3.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.85, 28.52, 7.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.24% 0.0858 0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.24% 0.086 6.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8011, 11.1580, 10.8234) |
| Luminance | 0.1116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 3.48
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 4.91
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.73
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.77
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 7.88
Dirty Purple
#734A65
ΔE00 8.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4B59 #4B8A7C
analogous
#8A4B79 #8A4B59 #8A5D4B
triadic
#8A4B59 #598A4B #4B598A
tetradic
#8A4B59 #798A4B #4B8A7C #5D4B8A
square
#8A4B59 #798A4B #4B8A7C #5D4B8A
split-complementary
#8A4B59 #4B8A5D #4B798A
monochromatic
#3B2026 #62353F #8A4B59 #AC6676 #C28E99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#8A4B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#8A4B59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4B59
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4B59 | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656258
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#944550
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 75, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.086 6.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae7f87',
500: '#8a4b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4b59; $custom-light: #ae7f87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 75,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.667,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4924,
"c": 0.08639,
"h": 6.5
},
"luminance": 0.11157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4B59
secondary
#83AEA4
accent
#C6B062
background
#FAF7F8
surface
#F5EEEF
border
#CFC9CA
text
#110A0B
muted
#807C7C