#8A504E#8A504E

#8A504E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.078 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A504E
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 78)
HSL	hsl(2, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 43.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 24.05, 11.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 26.75, 25.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0725 0.0299)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.078 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7258, 11.6919, 8.6875)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A504E #4E888A

analogous

#8A4E6A #8A504E #8A6E4E

triadic

#8A504E #4E8A50 #504E8A

tetradic

#8A504E #6A8A4E #4E888A #6E4E8A

square

#8A504E #6A8A4E #4E888A #6E4E8A

split-complementary

#8A504E #4E8A6E #4E6A8A

monochromatic

#3C2322 #633938 #8A504E #AB6C6A #C19391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A504E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A504E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A504E

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A504E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A504E	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C594E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A644D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a504e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.078 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae827f',
    500: '#8a504e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a504e;
$custom-light: #ae827f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a504e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49816,
    "c": 0.07841,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A504E

secondary

#86ACAE

accent

#C1C464

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A504E

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

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