#8A554F#8A554F

#8A554F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.072 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A554F
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 79)
HSL	hsl(6, 27%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 42.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 21.28, 12.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 24.82, 30.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.0641 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.072 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1417, 12.4660, 9.0043)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A554F #4F848A

analogous

#8A4F66 #8A554F #8A734F

triadic

#8A554F #4F8A55 #554F8A

tetradic

#8A554F #668A4F #4F848A #734F8A

square

#8A554F #668A4F #4F848A #734F8A

split-complementary

#8A554F #4F8A73 #4F668A

monochromatic

#3C2522 #633D39 #8A554F #AB726C #C19793

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#8A554F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8A554F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A554F

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A554F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A554F	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D674E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#944E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a554f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.072 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8580',
    500: '#8a554f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a554f;
$custom-light: #ae8580;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a554f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.102,
    "s": 27.189,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50763,
    "c": 0.07189,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A554F

secondary

#87AAAE

accent

#BAC464

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F5EFEE

border

#CFCAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A554F

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

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