#8A5250#8A5250

#8A5250 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.075 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5250
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 80)
HSL	hsl(2, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 42%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 42%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.25, 23.14, 11.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.25, 25.70, 25.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0699 0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.075 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9472, 12.0183, 9.1204)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5250 #50888A

analogous

#8A506B #8A5250 #8A6F50

triadic

#8A5250 #508A52 #52508A

tetradic

#8A5250 #6B8A50 #50888A #6F508A

square

#8A5250 #6B8A50 #50888A #6F508A

split-complementary

#8A5250 #508A6F #506B8A

monochromatic

#3D2423 #633B3A #8A5250 #AA6F6D #C19594

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A5250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8A5250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5250

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5250	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5A50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B664F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.075 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8381',
    500: '#8a5250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5250;
$custom-light: #ae8381;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 26.606,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50232,
    "c": 0.07549,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5250

secondary

#88ACAE

accent

#C0C365

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5250

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

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