#8A535D#8A535D

#8A535D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.074 H 8.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A535D
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 93)
HSL	hsl(349, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 40%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 32.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 24.26, 3.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 24.59, 9.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.0736 0.0107)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.074 8.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5508, 12.3813, 11.9246)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A535D #538A80

analogous

#8A5378 #8A535D #8A6453

triadic

#8A535D #5D8A53 #535D8A

tetradic

#8A535D #788A53 #538A80 #64538A

square

#8A535D #788A53 #538A80 #64538A

split-complementary

#8A535D #538A64 #53788A

monochromatic

#3E2529 #643C43 #8A535D #A9717B #C0979F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8A535D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A535D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A535D

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A535D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A535D	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5C5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A675C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#934E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a535d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.074 8.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae848a',
    500: '#8a535d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a535d;
$custom-light: #ae848a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a535d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 24.887,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50777,
    "c": 0.07432,
    "h": 8.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A535D

secondary

#8BAEA7

accent

#C1B166

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFF0

border

#CFCACB

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A535D

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

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