#8A5B59#8A5B59

#8A5B59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.062 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5B59
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 89)
HSL	hsl(2, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 19.05, 9.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 21.10, 25.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.0578 0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.062 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0260, 13.6078, 11.2317)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5B59 #59888A

analogous

#8A5970 #8A5B59 #8A7459

triadic

#8A5B59 #598A5B #5B598A

tetradic

#8A5B59 #708A59 #59888A #74598A

square

#8A5B59 #708A59 #59888A #74598A

split-complementary

#8A5B59 #598A74 #59708A

monochromatic

#402A29 #654241 #8A5B59 #A87A78 #C09F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A5B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A5B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5B59

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5B59	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706B58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93565B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.062 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8a87',
    500: '#8a5b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5b59;
$custom-light: #ae8a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.449,
    "s": 21.586,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52161,
    "c": 0.06243,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5B59

secondary

#91ADAE

accent

#BBBE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100B0B

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5B59

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

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