#8A5656#8A5656

#8A5656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.069 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5656
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 23%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 21.57, 9.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 23.40, 22.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.0654 0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.069 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4894, 12.7319, 10.4440)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5656 #568A8A

analogous

#8A5670 #8A5656 #8A7056

triadic

#8A5656 #568A56 #56568A

tetradic

#8A5656 #708A56 #568A8A #70568A

square

#8A5656 #708A56 #568A8A #70568A

split-complementary

#8A5656 #568A70 #56708A

monochromatic

#3F2727 #643F3F #8A5656 #A97575 #C09A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A5656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5656

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5656	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)

#605E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945056

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.069 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8685',
    500: '#8a5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5656;
$custom-light: #ae8685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 23.214,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51131,
    "c": 0.06945,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5656

secondary

#8EAEAE

accent

#C0C068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5656

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

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