#8A5053#8A5053

#8A5053 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.078 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5053
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 83)
HSL	hsl(357, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(357, 42%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 39.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 24.66, 8.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 26.18, 19.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.0746 0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.078 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9119, 11.7664, 9.6677)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5053 #508A87

analogous

#8A5070 #8A5053 #8A6A50

triadic

#8A5053 #538A50 #50538A

tetradic

#8A5053 #708A50 #508A87 #6A508A

square

#8A5053 #708A50 #508A87 #6A508A

split-complementary

#8A5053 #508A6A #50708A

monochromatic

#3D2324 #633A3C #8A5053 #AA6D70 #C19496

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A5053 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A5053 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5053

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5053	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5053	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5053;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.078 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8283',
    500: '#8a5053',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5053;
$custom-light: #ae8283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5053",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.897,
    "s": 26.606,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49947,
    "c": 0.07803,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5053

secondary

#88AEAC

accent

#C3BE65

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5053

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

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