#8A503D#8A503D

#8A503D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.084 H 38.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A503D
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 61)
HSL	hsl(15, 39%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 56%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 55.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 22.27, 21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 31.02, 44.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.0652 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.084 38.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1931, 11.4789, 5.8821)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A503D #3D778A

analogous

#8A3D51 #8A503D #8A773D

triadic

#8A503D #3D8A50 #503D8A

tetradic

#8A503D #518A3D #3D778A #773D8A

square

#8A503D #518A3D #3D778A #773D8A

split-complementary

#8A503D #3D8A77 #3D518A

monochromatic

#351F17 #60372A #8A503D #B26A52 #C58E7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A503D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A503D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A503D

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A503D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A503D	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F583B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D643C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96464B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a503d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.084 38.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8272',
    500: '#8a503d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a503d;
$custom-light: #af8272;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a503d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.805,
    "s": 38.693,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49437,
    "c": 0.08375,
    "h": 38.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A503D

secondary

#74A0AF

accent

#B2CF59

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EEEC

border

#D0C9C7

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A503D

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

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