#8A635C#8A635C
#8A635C is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.052 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A635C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 99, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 20%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 33%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 33.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.77, 14.77, 10.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.77, 17.96, 34.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.81% 0.0451 0.0264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.81% 0.052 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8753, 15.1006, 12.1490) |
| Luminance | 0.1510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 6.97
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 7.68
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 9.60
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 10.60
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 11.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 12.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A635C #5C838A
analogous
#8A5C6C #8A635C #8A7A5C
triadic
#8A635C #5C8A63 #635C8A
tetradic
#8A635C #6C8A5C #5C838A #7A5C8A
square
#8A635C #6C8A5C #5C838A #7A5C8A
split-complementary
#8A635C #5C8A7A #5C6C8A
monochromatic
#412E2B #654944 #8A635C #A7827C #C0A5A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#8A635C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#8A635C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A635C
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A635C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A635C | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B685B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756F5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#935E61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a635c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 99, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.052 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad8f8a',
500: '#8a635c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a635c; $custom-light: #ad8f8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a635c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 99,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.13,
"s": 20,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53811,
"c": 0.05224,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A635C
secondary
#94AAAE
accent
#B0BD6B
background
#FAF8F8
surface
#F4F0F0
border
#CECBCB
text
#100C0B
muted
#7F7D7C