#8A5151#8A5151

#8A5151 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.077 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5151
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 41.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.03, 23.84, 10.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.03, 25.96, 23.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.072 0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.077 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9096, 11.8835, 9.2915)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5151 #518A8A

analogous

#8A516D #8A5151 #8A6D51

triadic

#8A5151 #518A51 #51518A

tetradic

#8A5151 #6D8A51 #518A8A #6D518A

square

#8A5151 #6D8A51 #518A8A #6D518A

split-complementary

#8A5151 #518A6D #516D8A

monochromatic

#3D2424 #633A3A #8A5151 #AA6E6E #C19595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#8A5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5151

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5151	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6550

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944A51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.077 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8281',
    500: '#8a5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5151;
$custom-light: #ae8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50075,
    "c": 0.07673,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5151

secondary

#89AEAE

accent

#C2C265

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5151

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

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