#8A535B#8A535B

#8A535B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.074 H 10.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A535B
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 91)
HSL	hsl(351, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 40%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 34.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 23.98, 5.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 24.53, 12.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.0727 0.0136)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.074 10.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4634, 12.3463, 11.4641)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A535B #538A82

analogous

#8A5376 #8A535B #8A6653

triadic

#8A535B #5B8A53 #535B8A

tetradic

#8A535B #768A53 #538A82 #66538A

square

#8A535B #768A53 #538A82 #66538A

split-complementary

#8A535B #538A66 #53768A

monochromatic

#3E2529 #643C42 #8A535B #A97179 #C0979D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8A535B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A535B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A535B

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A535B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A535B	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A675A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#934E56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a535b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.074 10.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8489',
    500: '#8a535b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a535b;
$custom-light: #ae8489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a535b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.273,
    "s": 24.887,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50717,
    "c": 0.074,
    "h": 10.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A535B

secondary

#8BAEA9

accent

#C1B466

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFF0

border

#CFCACB

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A535B

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

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