#8A544B#8A544B

#8A544B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.074 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A544B
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 75)
HSL	hsl(9, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 46%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 45.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 21.39, 14.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 25.99, 34.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0642 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.074 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9223, 12.2532, 8.2344)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A544B #4B818A

analogous

#8A4B62 #8A544B #8A744B

triadic

#8A544B #4B8A54 #544B8A

tetradic

#8A544B #628A4B #4B818A #744B8A

square

#8A544B #628A4B #4B818A #744B8A

split-complementary

#8A544B #4B8A74 #4B628A

monochromatic

#3B2420 #623C35 #8A544B #AC7066 #C2958E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8A544B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A544B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A544B

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A544B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A544B	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D664A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a544b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.074 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae847d',
    500: '#8a544b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a544b;
$custom-light: #ae847d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a544b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 29.577,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50479,
    "c": 0.07416,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A544B

secondary

#83A8AE

accent

#B8C662

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A544B

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

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