#8A503E#8A503E

#8A503E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.083 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A503E
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 62)
HSL	hsl(14, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 55.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 22.36, 21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 30.69, 43.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.0656 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.083 38)
XYZ	xyz(14.2203, 11.4897, 6.0253)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A503E #3E788A

analogous

#8A3E52 #8A503E #8A763E

triadic

#8A503E #3E8A50 #503E8A

tetradic

#8A503E #528A3E #3E788A #763E8A

square

#8A503E #528A3E #3E788A #763E8A

split-complementary

#8A503E #3E8A76 #3E528A

monochromatic

#361F18 #60382B #8A503E #B26A53 #C58E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8A503E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A503E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A503E

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A503E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A503E	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)

#5F583C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C643D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96464B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a503e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.083 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8273',
    500: '#8a503e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a503e;
$custom-light: #af8273;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a503e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.211,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49457,
    "c": 0.0833,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.11488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A503E

secondary

#75A1AF

accent

#B2CE5A

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A503E

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

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