#8A595E#8A595E

#8A595E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.065 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A595E
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 94)
HSL	hsl(354, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(354, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 31.9%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 20.92, 5.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 21.63, 14.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.0635 0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.065 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0745, 13.3573, 12.3191)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A595E #598A85

analogous

#8A5977 #8A595E #8A6D59

triadic

#8A595E #5E8A59 #595E8A

tetradic

#8A595E #778A59 #598A85 #6D598A

square

#8A595E #778A59 #598A85 #6D598A

split-complementary

#8A595E #598A6D #59778A

monochromatic

#40292B #654145 #8A595E #A8787D #C09DA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8A595E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A595E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A595E

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A595E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A595E	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6A5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93545B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a595e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.065 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad888b',
    500: '#8a595e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a595e;
$custom-light: #ad888b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a595e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.878,
    "s": 21.586,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5192,
    "c": 0.06511,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A595E

secondary

#91AEAB

accent

#BEB66A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0F0

border

#CECBCB

text

#100B0C

muted

#7F7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A595E

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

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