#8A555D#8A555D

#8A555D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.071 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A555D
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(351, 24%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(351, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 32.6%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.30, 23.10, 4.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.30, 23.57, 11.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.0701 0.0124)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.071 10.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7060, 12.6917, 11.9763)
Luminance	0.1269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A555D #558A82

analogous

#8A5577 #8A555D #8A6755

triadic

#8A555D #5D8A55 #555D8A

tetradic

#8A555D #778A55 #558A82 #67558A

square

#8A555D #778A55 #558A82 #67558A

split-complementary

#8A555D #558A67 #55778A

monochromatic

#3E262A #643E43 #8A555D #A9737B #C0999F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8A555D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A555D

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A555D	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B685C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.071 10.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae858a',
    500: '#8a555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a555d;
$custom-light: #ae858a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.943,
    "s": 23.767,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51143,
    "c": 0.07116,
    "h": 10.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A555D

secondary

#8DAEA9

accent

#C0B368

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFF0

border

#CECACB

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A555D

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

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