#8A515B#8A515B

#8A515B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.077 H 8.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A515B
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 34.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 25.14, 4.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 25.53, 10.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0762 0.0119)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.077 8.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3126, 12.0447, 11.4139)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A515B #518A80

analogous

#8A5177 #8A515B #8A6451

triadic

#8A515B #5B8A51 #515B8A

tetradic

#8A515B #778A51 #518A80 #64518A

square

#8A515B #778A51 #518A80 #64518A

split-complementary

#8A515B #518A64 #51778A

monochromatic

#3D2428 #633A42 #8A515B #AA6E79 #C1959C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8A515B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A515B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A515B

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A515B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A515B	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69655A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a515b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.077 8.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8389',
    500: '#8a515b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a515b;
$custom-light: #ae8389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a515b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.474,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50355,
    "c": 0.07715,
    "h": 8.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A515B

secondary

#89AEA7

accent

#C2B265

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFF0

border

#CFCACB

text

#100A0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A515B

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

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