#8A5545#8A5545

#8A5545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.075 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5545
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(14, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 50%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 20.15, 18.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 27.40, 42.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0598 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.075 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8048, 12.3312, 7.2295)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5545 #457A8A

analogous

#8A4557 #8A5545 #8A7745

triadic

#8A5545 #458A55 #55458A

tetradic

#8A5545 #578A45 #457A8A #77458A

square

#8A5545 #578A45 #457A8A #77458A

split-complementary

#8A5545 #458A77 #45578A

monochromatic

#38231C #613C31 #8A5545 #AE705E #C39587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8A5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8A5545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5545

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5545	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)

#625C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6744

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954D51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.075 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8578',
    500: '#8a5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5545;
$custom-light: #af8578;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.913,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50533,
    "c": 0.07544,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5545

secondary

#7DA3AE

accent

#B1C95E

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5545

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

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