#8A6459#8A6459

#8A6459 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.052 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6459
RGB	rgb(138, 100, 89)
HSL	hsl(13, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 36%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 35.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 13.76, 12.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 18.45, 41.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.042 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.053 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8421, 15.2399, 11.5037)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6459 #597F8A

analogous

#8A5967 #8A6459 #8A7D59

triadic

#8A6459 #598A64 #64598A

tetradic

#8A6459 #678A59 #597F8A #7D598A

square

#8A6459 #678A59 #597F8A #7D598A

split-complementary

#8A6459 #598A7D #59678A

monochromatic

#402E29 #654941 #8A6459 #A88378 #C0A59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#8A6459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8A6459 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6459

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6459	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6858

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767059

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 100, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.052 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad9088',
    500: '#8a6459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6459;
$custom-light: #ad9088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.469,
    "s": 21.586,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53934,
    "c": 0.0525,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6459

secondary

#91A7AE

accent

#ABBE6A

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F4F0EF

border

#CECBCA

text

#100C0B

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6459

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

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