#8A6359#8A6359

#8A6359 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.053 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6359
RGB	rgb(138, 99, 89)
HSL	hsl(12, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 14.35, 11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 18.66, 39.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.0438 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.053 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7468, 15.0492, 11.4720)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6359 #59808A

analogous

#8A5968 #8A6359 #8A7C59

triadic

#8A6359 #598A63 #63598A

tetradic

#8A6359 #688A59 #59808A #7C598A

square

#8A6359 #688A59 #59808A #7C598A

split-complementary

#8A6359 #598A7C #59688A

monochromatic

#402E29 #654841 #8A6359 #A88278 #C0A49D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A6359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8A6359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6359

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6359	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6858

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756F59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 99, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.053 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8f87',
    500: '#8a6359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6359;
$custom-light: #ad8f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 21.586,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53733,
    "c": 0.0534,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6359

secondary

#91A8AE

accent

#ADBE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6359

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

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