#8A514B#8A514B

#8A514B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.078 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A514B
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 75)
HSL	hsl(6, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(6, 46%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 45.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 23.13, 13.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 26.92, 30.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.0695 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.078 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6945, 11.7974, 8.1585)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A514B #4B848A

analogous

#8A4B65 #8A514B #8A714B

triadic

#8A514B #4B8A51 #514B8A

tetradic

#8A514B #658A4B #4B848A #714B8A

square

#8A514B #658A4B #4B848A #714B8A

split-complementary

#8A514B #4B8A71 #4B658A

monochromatic

#3B2220 #623A35 #8A514B #AC6D66 #C2938E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A514B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A514B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A514B

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A514B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A514B	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E594A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a514b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.078 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af827d',
    500: '#8a514b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a514b;
$custom-light: #af827d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a514b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.714,
    "s": 29.577,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49924,
    "c": 0.0777,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A514B

secondary

#83AAAE

accent

#BCC662

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A514B

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

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