#8A5451#8A5451

#8A5451 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.073 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5451
RGB	rgb(138, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(3, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 41.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 22.10, 11.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 24.81, 27.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0668 0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.073 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1375, 12.3392, 9.3674)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5451 #51878A

analogous

#8A516A #8A5451 #8A7051

triadic

#8A5451 #518A54 #54518A

tetradic

#8A5451 #6A8A51 #51878A #70518A

square

#8A5451 #6A8A51 #51878A #70518A

split-complementary

#8A5451 #518A70 #516A8A

monochromatic

#3D2524 #633D3A #8A5451 #AA716E #C19795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A5451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5451

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5451	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6750

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.073 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8581',
    500: '#8a5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5451;
$custom-light: #ae8581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.158,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50626,
    "c": 0.07273,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5451

secondary

#89ACAE

accent

#BEC265

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F5EFEE

border

#CFCAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5451

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

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