#8A5043#8A5043

#8A5043 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.081 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5043
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 67)
HSL	hsl(11, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(11, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 22.85, 18.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 29.16, 38.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0678 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.081 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3639, 11.5472, 6.7814)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5043 #437D8A

analogous

#8A4359 #8A5043 #8A7343

triadic

#8A5043 #438A50 #50438A

tetradic

#8A5043 #598A43 #437D8A #73438A

square

#8A5043 #598A43 #437D8A #73438A

split-complementary

#8A5043 #438A73 #43598A

monochromatic

#38201B #61382F #8A5043 #AF6A5B #C39084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8A5043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8A5043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5043

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5043	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6442

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96474D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.081 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8277',
    500: '#8a5043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5043;
$custom-light: #af8277;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.986,
    "s": 34.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49559,
    "c": 0.08127,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5043

secondary

#7BA5AE

accent

#B7CB5D

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5043

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

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