#8A5241#8A5241

#8A5241 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.080 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5241
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 65)
HSL	hsl(14, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 52.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 21.49, 19.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 29.30, 42.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.0634 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.08 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4536, 11.8208, 6.5204)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5241 #41798A

analogous

#8A4154 #8A5241 #8A7741

triadic

#8A5241 #418A52 #52418A

tetradic

#8A5241 #548A41 #41798A #77418A

square

#8A5241 #548A41 #41798A #77418A

split-complementary

#8A5241 #418A77 #41548A

monochromatic

#37211A #60392D #8A5241 #B06C58 #C49182

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8A5241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A5241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5241

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5241	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96494E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.080 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8375',
    500: '#8a5241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5241;
$custom-light: #af8375;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.973,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49887,
    "c": 0.08006,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5241

secondary

#78A2AE

accent

#B2CC5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5241

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

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