#8A535E#8A535E

#8A535E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.075 H 7.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A535E
RGB	rgb(138, 83, 94)
HSL	hsl(348, 25%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(348, 40%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 31.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 24.40, 3.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 24.64, 7.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.074 0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.075 7.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5954, 12.3991, 12.1594)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A535E #538A7F

analogous

#8A5379 #8A535E #8A6353

triadic

#8A535E #5E8A53 #535E8A

tetradic

#8A535E #798A53 #538A7F #63538A

square

#8A535E #798A53 #538A7F #63538A

split-complementary

#8A535E #538A63 #53798A

monochromatic

#3E252A #643C44 #8A535E #A9717C #C0979F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8A535E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A535E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A535E

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A535E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A535E	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)

#5C5C5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69675D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#934E57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a535e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 83, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.075 7.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae848b',
    500: '#8a535e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a535e;
$custom-light: #ae848b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a535e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 24.887,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50807,
    "c": 0.07453,
    "h": 7.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A535E

secondary

#8BAEA7

accent

#C1AF66

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFF0

border

#CFCACB

text

#100B0C

muted

#7F7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A535E

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

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