#8A5859#8A5859

#8A5859 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.066 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5859
RGB	rgb(138, 88, 89)
HSL	hsl(359, 22%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.2%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 20.80, 8.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 22.30, 21.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0631 0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.066 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7747, 13.1051, 11.1480)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5859 #588A89

analogous

#8A5872 #8A5859 #8A7058

triadic

#8A5859 #598A58 #58598A

tetradic

#8A5859 #728A58 #588A89 #70588A

square

#8A5859 #728A58 #588A89 #70588A

split-complementary

#8A5859 #588A70 #58728A

monochromatic

#3F2829 #654041 #8A5859 #A87778 #C09C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8A5859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A5859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5859

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5859	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.066 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8787',
    500: '#8a5859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5859;
$custom-light: #ae8787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.8,
    "s": 22.124,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51589,
    "c": 0.06648,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5859

secondary

#90AEAD

accent

#BFBD69

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4EFEF

border

#CECACA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5859

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

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