#8A4E56#8A4E56

#8A4E56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.081 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4E56
RGB	rgb(138, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(352, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 26.19, 6.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 26.95, 13.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.0794 0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.081 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8860, 11.5252, 10.2429)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4E56 #4E8A82

analogous

#8A4E74 #8A4E56 #8A644E

triadic

#8A4E56 #568A4E #4E568A

tetradic

#8A4E56 #748A4E #4E8A82 #644E8A

square

#8A4E56 #748A4E #4E8A82 #644E8A

split-complementary

#8A4E56 #4E8A64 #4E748A

monochromatic

#3C2225 #63383E #8A4E56 #AB6A73 #C19198

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4E56

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4E56	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.081 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8185',
    500: '#8a4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4e56;
$custom-light: #ae8185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49674,
    "c": 0.08114,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4E56

secondary

#86AEA8

accent

#C4B764

background

#FAF7F8

surface

#F5EEEF

border

#CFC9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4E56

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

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