#8A4C49#8A4C49
#8A4C49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.084 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 76, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 31%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 47%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 47.1%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.67, 25.77, 13.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.67, 29.02, 27.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.98% 0.0774 0.0337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.98% 0.084 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2691, 11.0545, 7.6843) |
| Luminance | 0.1105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.42
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 8.23
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.52
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 9.40
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 9.46
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4C49 #49878A
analogous
#8A4967 #8A4C49 #8A6D49
triadic
#8A4C49 #498A4C #4C498A
tetradic
#8A4C49 #678A49 #49878A #6D498A
square
#8A4C49 #678A49 #49878A #6D498A
split-complementary
#8A4C49 #498A6D #49678A
monochromatic
#3A201F #623634 #8A4C49 #AD6763 #C28E8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.54
#8A4C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#8A4C49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4C49
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4C49 | 1.00 | 6.54 | 3.21 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5648
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696248
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95444C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 76, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.084 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af7f7b',
500: '#8a4c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4c49; $custom-light: #af7f7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 76,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.769,
"s": 30.806,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48976,
"c": 0.08442,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.11053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4C49
secondary
#81ACAE
accent
#C2C761
background
#FBF7F7
surface
#F6EEEE
border
#D0C9C9
text
#110A09
muted
#807C7B