#8A514D#8A514D

#8A514D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.077 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A514D
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 77)
HSL	hsl(4, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 44.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 23.36, 12.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 26.54, 28.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0703 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.077 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7640, 11.8252, 8.5247)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A514D #4D868A

analogous

#8A4D68 #8A514D #8A6F4D

triadic

#8A514D #4D8A51 #514D8A

tetradic

#8A514D #688A4D #4D868A #6F4D8A

square

#8A514D #688A4D #4D868A #6F4D8A

split-complementary

#8A514D #4D8A6F #4D688A

monochromatic

#3B2321 #633A37 #8A514D #AB6D69 #C19390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A514D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A514D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A514D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A514D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A514D	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a514d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.077 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae827e',
    500: '#8a514d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a514d;
$custom-light: #ae827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a514d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.934,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49973,
    "c": 0.07728,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A514D

secondary

#85ABAE

accent

#BEC563

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A514D

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

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