#8A4F59#8A4F59

#8A4F59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.080 H 9.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4F59
RGB	rgb(138, 79, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 26.02, 4.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 26.48, 10.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.0789 0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.08 9.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0810, 11.7177, 10.9167)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4F59 #4F8A80

analogous

#8A4F76 #8A4F59 #8A634F

triadic

#8A4F59 #598A4F #4F598A

tetradic

#8A4F59 #768A4F #4F8A80 #634F8A

square

#8A4F59 #768A4F #4F8A80 #634F8A

split-complementary

#8A4F59 #4F8A63 #4F768A

monochromatic

#3C2227 #633940 #8A4F59 #AB6C76 #C1939A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A4F59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A4F59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4F59

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4F59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4F59	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595959

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4f59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 79, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.080 9.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8187',
    500: '#8a4f59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4f59;
$custom-light: #ae8187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4f59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.831,
    "s": 27.189,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49939,
    "c": 0.07998,
    "h": 9.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4F59

secondary

#87AEA7

accent

#C4B364

background

#FAF7F8

surface

#F5EEEF

border

#CFC9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4F59

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

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