#8A5040#8A5040

#8A5040 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.082 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5040
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 64)
HSL	hsl(13, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(13, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 53.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 22.55, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 30.05, 41.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0665 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.082 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2762, 11.5121, 6.3197)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5040 #407A8A

analogous

#8A4055 #8A5040 #8A7540

triadic

#8A5040 #408A50 #50408A

tetradic

#8A5040 #558A40 #407A8A #75408A

square

#8A5040 #558A40 #407A8A #75408A

split-complementary

#8A5040 #408A75 #40558A

monochromatic

#362019 #60382D #8A5040 #B16A56 #C48F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8A5040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A5040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5040

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5040	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C643F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.082 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8275',
    500: '#8a5040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5040;
$custom-light: #af8275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.973,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49497,
    "c": 0.08244,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5040

secondary

#77A3AF

accent

#B4CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5040

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

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