#8A5657#8A5657

#8A5657 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.069 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5657
RGB	rgb(138, 86, 87)
HSL	hsl(359, 23%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 37%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 21.70, 8.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 23.30, 21.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.0658 0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.069 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5299, 12.7481, 10.6577)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5657 #568A89

analogous

#8A5671 #8A5657 #8A6F56

triadic

#8A5657 #578A56 #56578A

tetradic

#8A5657 #718A56 #568A89 #6F568A

square

#8A5657 #718A56 #568A89 #6F568A

split-complementary

#8A5657 #568A6F #56718A

monochromatic

#3F2727 #643F3F #8A5657 #A97576 #C09A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A5657 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A5657 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5657

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5657	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5657	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)

#605E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945057

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5657;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 86, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.069 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8686',
    500: '#8a5657',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5657;
$custom-light: #ae8686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5657",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.846,
    "s": 23.214,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51158,
    "c": 0.06938,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5657

secondary

#8EAEAD

accent

#C0BE68

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5657

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

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