#8A554B#8A554B

#8A554B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.073 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A554B
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(10, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 46%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 45.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 20.81, 15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 25.71, 35.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.0624 0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.073 31.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0005, 12.4095, 8.2605)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A554B #4B808A

analogous

#8A4B61 #8A554B #8A754B

triadic

#8A554B #4B8A55 #554B8A

tetradic

#8A554B #618A4B #4B808A #754B8A

square

#8A554B #618A4B #4B808A #754B8A

split-complementary

#8A554B #4B8A75 #4B618A

monochromatic

#3B2420 #623D35 #8A554B #AC7166 #C2968E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8A554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8A554B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A554B

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A554B	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E674A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954D52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.073 31.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae857d',
    500: '#8a554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a554b;
$custom-light: #ae857d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.524,
    "s": 29.577,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50667,
    "c": 0.07305,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A554B

secondary

#83A7AE

accent

#B6C662

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A554B

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

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