#8A595B#8A595B

#8A595B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.065 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A595B
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 91)
HSL	hsl(358, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 34.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.22, 20.49, 7.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.22, 21.73, 19.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.0622 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.065 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9425, 13.3045, 11.6238)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A595B #598A88

analogous

#8A5974 #8A595B #8A7059

triadic

#8A595B #5B8A59 #595B8A

tetradic

#8A595B #748A59 #598A88 #70598A

square

#8A595B #748A59 #598A88 #70598A

split-complementary

#8A595B #598A70 #59748A

monochromatic

#40292A #654142 #8A595B #A8787A #C09D9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8A595B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8A595B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A595B

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A595B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A595B	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62605B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6A5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93545A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a595b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.065 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8889',
    500: '#8a595b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a595b;
$custom-light: #ae8889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a595b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.551,
    "s": 21.586,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51834,
    "c": 0.06501,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A595B

secondary

#91AEAD

accent

#BEBB6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A595B

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

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