#8A5057#8A5057

#8A5057 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.078 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5057
RGB	rgb(138, 80, 87)
HSL	hsl(353, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(353, 42%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 25.18, 6.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 25.99, 14.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.0763 0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.078 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0708, 11.8299, 10.5046)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5057 #508A83

analogous

#8A5074 #8A5057 #8A6650

triadic

#8A5057 #578A50 #50578A

tetradic

#8A5057 #748A50 #508A83 #66508A

square

#8A5057 #748A50 #508A83 #66508A

split-complementary

#8A5057 #508A66 #50748A

monochromatic

#3D2326 #633A3F #8A5057 #AA6D74 #C19499

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A5057 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A5057 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5057

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5057	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5057	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5057;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 80, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.078 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8286',
    500: '#8a5057',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5057;
$custom-light: #ae8286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5057",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.759,
    "s": 26.606,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50059,
    "c": 0.07818,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5057

secondary

#88AEA9

accent

#C3B865

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5057

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

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