#8A4E4B#8A4E4B
#8A4E4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.081 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A4E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 78, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 30%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 46%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 45.7%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.18, 24.85, 12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.18, 27.96, 27.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.38% 0.0747 0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.38% 0.081 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4764, 11.3614, 8.0858) |
| Luminance | 0.1136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.47
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 8.26
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.53
Purple Brown
#673A3F
ΔE00 9.63
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 9.86
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A4E4B #4B878A
analogous
#8A4B68 #8A4E4B #8A6E4B
triadic
#8A4E4B #4B8A4E #4E4B8A
tetradic
#8A4E4B #688A4B #4B878A #6E4B8A
square
#8A4E4B #688A4B #4B878A #6E4B8A
split-complementary
#8A4E4B #4B8A6E #4B688A
monochromatic
#3B2120 #623835 #8A4E4B #AC6A66 #C2908E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#8A4E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#8A4E4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A4E4B
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A4E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A4E4B | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B574A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A634A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95464E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a4e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.081 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af807d',
500: '#8a4e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a4e4b; $custom-light: #af807d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a4e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 78,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.857,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49381,
"c": 0.08149,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.1136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A4E4B
secondary
#83ACAE
accent
#C1C662
background
#FBF7F7
surface
#F6EEEE
border
#D0C9C9
text
#110A09
muted
#807C7B