#8A5544#8A5544

#8A5544 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.076 H 38.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5544
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 68)
HSL	hsl(15, 34%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(15, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 50.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 20.05, 19.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 27.72, 43.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.0594 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.076 38.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7740, 12.3189, 7.0674)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5544 #44798A

analogous

#8A4456 #8A5544 #8A7844

triadic

#8A5544 #448A55 #55448A

tetradic

#8A5544 #568A44 #44798A #78448A

square

#8A5544 #568A44 #44798A #78448A

split-complementary

#8A5544 #448A78 #44568A

monochromatic

#38221C #613C30 #8A5544 #AF705C #C39485

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A5544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8A5544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5544

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5544	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.076 38.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8578',
    500: '#8a5544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5544;
$custom-light: #af8578;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.571,
    "s": 33.981,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50512,
    "c": 0.0759,
    "h": 38.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5544

secondary

#7CA2AE

accent

#B0CA5E

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5544

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

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