#8A5041#8A5041

#8A5041 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.082 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5041
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 65)
HSL	hsl(12, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 22.65, 19.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 29.74, 40.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.0669 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.082 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3049, 11.5236, 6.4709)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5041 #417B8A

analogous

#8A4156 #8A5041 #8A7541

triadic

#8A5041 #418A50 #50418A

tetradic

#8A5041 #568A41 #417B8A #75418A

square

#8A5041 #568A41 #417B8A #75418A

split-complementary

#8A5041 #418A75 #41568A

monochromatic

#37201A #60382D #8A5041 #B06A58 #C48F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8A5041 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A5041 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5041

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5041	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5041	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)

#5E5840

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5041;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.082 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8275',
    500: '#8a5041',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5041;
$custom-light: #af8275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5041",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.329,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49517,
    "c": 0.08203,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5041

secondary

#78A3AE

accent

#B5CC5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5041

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

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