#8A5449#8A5449

#8A5449 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.075 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5449
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 73)
HSL	hsl(10, 31%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(10, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 47.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 21.17, 15.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 26.49, 36.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0633 0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.075 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8550, 12.2262, 7.8796)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5449 #497F8A

analogous

#8A495F #8A5449 #8A7549

triadic

#8A5449 #498A54 #54498A

tetradic

#8A5449 #5F8A49 #497F8A #75498A

square

#8A5449 #5F8A49 #497F8A #75498A

split-complementary

#8A5449 #498A75 #495F8A

monochromatic

#3A231F #623C34 #8A5449 #AD7063 #C2958B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8A5449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A5449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5449

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5449	1.00	6.10	3.45	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6648

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.075 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af847b',
    500: '#8a5449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5449;
$custom-light: #af847b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.154,
    "s": 30.806,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50433,
    "c": 0.07483,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5449

secondary

#81A6AE

accent

#B6C761

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5449

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

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