#8A555F#8A555F

#8A555F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.072 H 7.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A555F
RGB	rgb(138, 85, 95)
HSL	hsl(349, 24%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(349, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 31.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 23.39, 3.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 23.65, 8.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.0709 0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.072 7.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7958, 12.7276, 12.4490)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A555F #558A80

analogous

#8A5579 #8A555F #8A6555

triadic

#8A555F #5F8A55 #555F8A

tetradic

#8A555F #798A55 #558A80 #65558A

square

#8A555F #798A55 #558A80 #65558A

split-complementary

#8A555F #558A65 #55798A

monochromatic

#3E262B #643E45 #8A555F #A9737D #C099A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A555F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A555F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A555F

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A555F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A555F	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5E5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A685E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935159

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a555f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 85, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.072 7.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae858c',
    500: '#8a555f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a555f;
$custom-light: #ae858c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a555f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.679,
    "s": 23.767,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51203,
    "c": 0.07152,
    "h": 7.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A555F

secondary

#8DAEA8

accent

#C0B068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFF0

border

#CECACB

text

#100B0C

muted

#7F7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A555F

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

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