#8A5443#8A5443

#8A5443 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.077 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5443
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 67)
HSL	hsl(14, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(14, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 20.53, 19.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 28.24, 43.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0607 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.077 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6655, 12.1505, 6.8820)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5443 #43798A

analogous

#8A4356 #8A5443 #8A7743

triadic

#8A5443 #438A54 #54438A

tetradic

#8A5443 #568A43 #43798A #77438A

square

#8A5443 #568A43 #43798A #77438A

split-complementary

#8A5443 #438A77 #43568A

monochromatic

#38221B #613B2F #8A5443 #AF6F5B #C39384

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A5443 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A5443 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5443

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5443	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5443	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)

#615B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954B50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5443;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.077 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8477',
    500: '#8a5443',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5443;
$custom-light: #af8477;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5443",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.366,
    "s": 34.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50302,
    "c": 0.07729,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5443

secondary

#7BA2AE

accent

#B0CB5D

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5443

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

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