#8A5C4E#8A5C4E

#8A5C4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.065 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5C4E
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 78)
HSL	hsl(14, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(14, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 43.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 17.07, 15.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 23.21, 42.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.0513 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.065 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6842, 13.6088, 9.0069)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5C4E #4E7C8A

analogous

#8A4E5E #8A5C4E #8A7A4E

triadic

#8A5C4E #4E8A5C #5C4E8A

tetradic

#8A5C4E #5E8A4E #4E7C8A #7A4E8A

square

#8A5C4E #5E8A4E #4E7C8A #7A4E8A

split-complementary

#8A5C4E #4E8A7A #4E5E8A

monochromatic

#3C2822 #634238 #8A5C4E #AB796A #C19C91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8A5C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8A5C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5C4E

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5C4E	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)

#67614D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726B4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.065 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8a7f',
    500: '#8a5c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5c4e;
$custom-light: #ae8a7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5208,
    "c": 0.06482,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5C4E

secondary

#86A4AE

accent

#AEC464

background

#FAF8F7

surface

#F5F0EE

border

#CFCBC9

text

#100B0A

muted

#7F7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5C4E

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

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