#8A554D#8A554D

#8A554D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.072 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A554D
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 77)
HSL	hsl(8, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(8, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 44.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 21.04, 13.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 25.23, 33.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.0633 0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.072 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0700, 12.4373, 8.6267)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A554D #4D828A

analogous

#8A4D64 #8A554D #8A744D

triadic

#8A554D #4D8A55 #554D8A

tetradic

#8A554D #648A4D #4D828A #744D8A

square

#8A554D #648A4D #4D828A #744D8A

split-complementary

#8A554D #4D8A74 #4D648A

monochromatic

#3B2521 #633D37 #8A554D #AB7269 #C19790

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8A554D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A554D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A554D

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A554D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A554D	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E674C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#954E53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a554d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.072 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae857e',
    500: '#8a554d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a554d;
$custom-light: #ae857e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a554d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.869,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50714,
    "c": 0.07242,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A554D

secondary

#85A8AE

accent

#B8C563

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A554D

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

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