#8A5149#8A5149

#8A5149 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.078 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5149
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 73)
HSL	hsl(7, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(7, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 47.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 22.90, 14.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 27.35, 33.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.0686 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.078 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6271, 11.7705, 7.8036)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5149 #49828A

analogous

#8A4962 #8A5149 #8A7249

triadic

#8A5149 #498A51 #51498A

tetradic

#8A5149 #628A49 #49828A #72498A

square

#8A5149 #628A49 #49828A #72498A

split-complementary

#8A5149 #498A72 #49628A

monochromatic

#3A221F #623A34 #8A5149 #AD6C63 #C2928B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8A5149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A5149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5149

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5149	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)

#5E5948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6548

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95494F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.078 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af827b',
    500: '#8a5149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5149;
$custom-light: #af827b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.385,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49877,
    "c": 0.07821,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5149

secondary

#81A8AE

accent

#BAC761

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5149

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

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