#8A4E51#8A4E51

#8A4E51 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.081 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E51
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 81)
HSL	hsl(357, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 41.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 25.56, 9.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 27.20, 19.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.0773 0.024)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.081 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6916, 11.4474, 9.2188)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E51 #4E8A87

analogous

#8A4E6F #8A4E51 #8A694E

triadic

#8A4E51 #518A4E #4E518A

tetradic

#8A4E51 #6F8A4E #4E8A87 #694E8A

square

#8A4E51 #6F8A4E #4E8A87 #694E8A

split-complementary

#8A4E51 #4E8A69 #4E6F8A

monochromatic

#3C2223 #63383A #8A4E51 #AB6A6D #C19194

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8A4E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8A4E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E51

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E51	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95474F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.081 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8081',
    500: '#8a4e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e51;
$custom-light: #ae8081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49535,
    "c": 0.08093,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E51

secondary

#86AEAC

accent

#C4BF64

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E51

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

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