#8A5259#8A5259

#8A5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.075 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5259
RGB	rgb(138, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(353, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(353, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 24.29, 5.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 25.01, 13.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0737 0.0157)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.075 12)
XYZ	xyz(15.3023, 12.1603, 10.9905)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5259 #528A83

analogous

#8A5275 #8A5259 #8A6752

triadic

#8A5259 #598A52 #52598A

tetradic

#8A5259 #758A52 #528A83 #67528A

square

#8A5259 #758A52 #528A83 #67528A

split-complementary

#8A5259 #528A67 #52758A

monochromatic

#3D2427 #643B40 #8A5259 #AA6F77 #C1969B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5259

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5259	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6658

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944D55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.075 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8387',
    500: '#8a5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5259;
$custom-light: #ae8387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 25.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50477,
    "c": 0.07531,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.12159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5259

secondary

#8AAEA9

accent

#C2B666

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5259

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

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