#8A4D52#8A4D52

#8A4D52 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.082 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4D52
RGB	rgb(138, 77, 82)
HSL	hsl(355, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(355, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 40.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 26.25, 8.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 27.56, 17.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.0795 0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.082 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6588, 11.3215, 9.3942)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4D52 #4D8A85

analogous

#8A4D71 #8A4D52 #8A674D

triadic

#8A4D52 #528A4D #4D528A

tetradic

#8A4D52 #718A4D #4D8A85 #674D8A

square

#8A4D52 #718A4D #4D8A85 #674D8A

split-complementary

#8A4D52 #4D8A67 #4D718A

monochromatic

#3B2123 #63373B #8A4D52 #AB696E #C19094

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8A4D52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8A4D52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4D52

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4D52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4D52	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94464F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4d52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 77, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.082 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8082',
    500: '#8a4d52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4d52;
$custom-light: #ae8082;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4d52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.082,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49385,
    "c": 0.08238,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4D52

secondary

#85AEAA

accent

#C5BD63

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4D52

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

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