#8A5142#8A5142

#8A5142 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.081 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5142
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 66)
HSL	hsl(13, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(13, 52%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 22.17, 19.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 29.21, 40.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0656 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.081 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4079, 11.6828, 6.6494)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5142 #427B8A

analogous

#8A4257 #8A5142 #8A7542

triadic

#8A5142 #428A51 #51428A

tetradic

#8A5142 #578A42 #427B8A #75428A

square

#8A5142 #578A42 #427B8A #75428A

split-complementary

#8A5142 #428A75 #42578A

monochromatic

#37201A #61392E #8A5142 #B06B59 #C49083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A5142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A5142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5142

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5142	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)

#5F5941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96484D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.081 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8276',
    500: '#8a5142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5142;
$custom-light: #af8276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.5,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49722,
    "c": 0.08062,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5142

secondary

#79A3AE

accent

#B4CB5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5142

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

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