#8A514F#8A514F

#8A514F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.077 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A514F
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 79)
HSL	hsl(2, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 42.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 23.59, 11.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 26.22, 25.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.0712 0.0292)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.077 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8357, 11.8539, 8.9023)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A514F #4F888A

analogous

#8A4F6A #8A514F #8A6F4F

triadic

#8A514F #4F8A51 #514F8A

tetradic

#8A514F #6A8A4F #4F888A #6F4F8A

square

#8A514F #6A8A4F #4F888A #6F4F8A

split-complementary

#8A514F #4F8A6F #4F6A8A

monochromatic

#3C2322 #633A39 #8A514F #AB6E6C #C19493

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8A514F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8A514F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A514F

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A514F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A514F	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a514f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.077 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8280',
    500: '#8a514f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a514f;
$custom-light: #ae8280;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a514f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.034,
    "s": 27.189,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50023,
    "c": 0.07695,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A514F

secondary

#87ACAE

accent

#C0C464

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A514F

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

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