#8A524D#8A524D

#8A524D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.076 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A524D
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 77)
HSL	hsl(5, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 44.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 22.78, 12.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 26.20, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.0686 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.076 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8388, 11.9749, 8.5496)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A524D #4D858A

analogous

#8A4D67 #8A524D #8A714D

triadic

#8A524D #4D8A52 #524D8A

tetradic

#8A524D #678A4D #4D858A #714D8A

square

#8A524D #678A4D #4D858A #714D8A

split-complementary

#8A524D #4D8A71 #4D678A

monochromatic

#3B2321 #633B37 #8A524D #AB6E69 #C19490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8A524D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A524D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A524D

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A524D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A524D	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5A4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C654C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a524d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.076 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae837e',
    500: '#8a524d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a524d;
$custom-light: #ae837e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a524d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.918,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50156,
    "c": 0.07602,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A524D

secondary

#85AAAE

accent

#BDC563

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A524D

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

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