#8A5153#8A5153

#8A5153 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.077 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5153
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 83)
HSL	hsl(358, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 39.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.08, 24.09, 9.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.08, 25.75, 20.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.0729 0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.077 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9857, 11.9139, 9.6923)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5153 #518A88

analogous

#8A516F #8A5153 #8A6B51

triadic

#8A5153 #538A51 #51538A

tetradic

#8A5153 #6F8A51 #518A88 #6B518A

square

#8A5153 #6F8A51 #518A88 #6B518A

split-complementary

#8A5153 #518A6B #516F8A

monochromatic

#3D2425 #633A3C #8A5153 #AA6E70 #C19596

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#8A5153 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8A5153 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5153

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5153	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5153	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5153;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.077 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8383',
    500: '#8a5153',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5153;
$custom-light: #ae8383;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5153",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.895,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50128,
    "c": 0.0766,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5153

secondary

#89AEAC

accent

#C2BF65

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5153

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

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