#8A594D#8A594D

#8A594D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.068 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A594D
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 77)
HSL	hsl(12, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 44%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 44.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 18.71, 15.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 24.15, 39.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0562 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.068 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3939, 13.0850, 8.7346)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A594D #4D7E8A

analogous

#8A4D60 #8A594D #8A784D

triadic

#8A594D #4D8A59 #594D8A

tetradic

#8A594D #608A4D #4D7E8A #784D8A

square

#8A594D #608A4D #4D7E8A #784D8A

split-complementary

#8A594D #4D8A78 #4D608A

monochromatic

#3B2621 #634037 #8A594D #AB7669 #C19A90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8A594D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8A594D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A594D

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A594D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A594D	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70694C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a594d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.068 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae887e',
    500: '#8a594d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a594d;
$custom-light: #ae887e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a594d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.803,
    "s": 28.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51474,
    "c": 0.06811,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A594D

secondary

#85A6AE

accent

#B1C563

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F5F0EE

border

#CFCBC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A594D

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

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