#8A515F#8A515F

#8A515F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.078 H 4.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A515F
RGB	rgb(138, 81, 95)
HSL	hsl(345, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(345, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 31.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.40, 25.70, 2.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.40, 25.79, 4.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0778 0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.078 4.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4897, 12.1155, 12.3470)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A515F #518A7C

analogous

#8A517B #8A515F #8A5F51

triadic

#8A515F #5F8A51 #515F8A

tetradic

#8A515F #7B8A51 #518A7C #5F518A

square

#8A515F #7B8A51 #518A7C #5F518A

split-complementary

#8A515F #518A5F #517B8A

monochromatic

#3D242A #633A44 #8A515F #AA6E7D #C195A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8A515F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A515F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A515F

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A515F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A515F	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5B5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68665E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#934D56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a515f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 81, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.078 4.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae838c',
    500: '#8a515f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a515f;
$custom-light: #ae838c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a515f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.263,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50478,
    "c": 0.07807,
    "h": 4.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A515F

secondary

#89AEA5

accent

#C2AC65

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFF0

border

#CFCACB

text

#100A0C

muted

#7F7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A515F

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

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