#8A5256#8A5256

#8A5256 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.075 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5256
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(356, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 23.89, 7.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 25.10, 17.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.0724 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.075 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1789, 12.1110, 10.3405)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5256 #528A86

analogous

#8A5272 #8A5256 #8A6A52

triadic

#8A5256 #568A52 #52568A

tetradic

#8A5256 #728A52 #528A86 #6A528A

square

#8A5256 #728A52 #528A86 #6A528A

split-complementary

#8A5256 #528A6A #52728A

monochromatic

#3D2426 #643B3E #8A5256 #AA6F74 #C19699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8A5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A5256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5256

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5256	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)

#5D5B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6655

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944C54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.075 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8385',
    500: '#8a5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5256;
$custom-light: #ae8385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 25.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50392,
    "c": 0.07513,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5256

secondary

#8AAEAB

accent

#C2BB66

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#110B0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5256

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

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