All About Color #8A5142

#8A5142

About #8A5142

#8A5142 is a medium red color with the hex code #8A5142. In RGB it is red 138, green 81, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 12°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 41%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.29:1 on white and 3.34:1 on black.

#8A5142 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 51, 42
CMYK0.00%, 41.30%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 81, 66
HSL12°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 121, 102
HSV (HSB)12.50°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 1010001, 1000010
CIE-L*AB40.71, 22.17, 19.01
RGB Percent54.12%, 31.76%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH40.71, 29.20, 40.60
XYZ14.41, 11.68, 6.65
CIE-L*UV40.71, 40.82, 17.63
xyY0.44, 0.36, 11.68
Hunter-Lab34.18, 15.43, 12.39
RYB54.12%, 33.31%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A5142 on a dark background: contrast 3.34:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A5142 on a light background: contrast 6.29:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A5142, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A5142 · #B97D6E · #4C2C24 · #427B8A · #6EAAB9

Analogous palette

#8A427B · #8A4258 · #8A5142 · #8A7442 · #7B8A42

Triadic palette

#8A5142 · #428A51 · #51428A · #B97D6E · #6EB97D

Tetradic palette

#8A5142 · #588A42 · #427B8A · #74428A · #4C2C24

Monochromatic palette

#221411 · #563229 · #8A5142 · #B47464 · #CDA298

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