#8A5756#8A5756

#8A5756 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.068 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5756
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 86)
HSL	hsl(1, 23%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 38%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 20.99, 9.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 23.00, 24.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0636 0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.068 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5698, 12.8927, 10.4708)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5756 #56898A

analogous

#8A566F #8A5756 #8A7156

triadic

#8A5756 #568A57 #57568A

tetradic

#8A5756 #6F8A56 #56898A #71568A

square

#8A5756 #6F8A56 #56898A #71568A

split-complementary

#8A5756 #568A71 #566F8A

monochromatic

#3F2727 #643F3F #8A5756 #A97675 #C09B9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8A5756 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A5756 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5756

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5756	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5756	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5756;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.068 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8785',
    500: '#8a5756',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5756;
$custom-light: #ae8785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5756",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 23.214,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51319,
    "c": 0.0681,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5756

secondary

#8EADAE

accent

#BEC068

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5EFEF

border

#CFCACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5756

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

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