Color swatch image showing #8A4962 with RGB(138,73,98) values

#8A4962 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #8A4962 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#8A4962 Color Information

#8A4962 RGB value is (138, 73, 98). The hex color red value is 138, green is 73, and blue is 98. Its HSL format shows a hue of 337°, saturation of 31 percent, and lightness of 41 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 47 percent, 29 percent, 46 percent.

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#8A4962 Color Meaning

Color #8A4962 embodies solemn passion, dignified sentiment, and emotional gravity. #8A4962 dark, dusty red-violet is the most serious in its family, resembling dried blood, aged wine, or twilight shadows on roses. Psychologically, PaleVioletRed4 (#8A4962) is weighty, introspective, and profoundly resonant, conveying a sense of deep, perhaps solemn, emotional commitment or memory. #8A4962 sobers and grounds, pulling feeling inward and giving #8A4962 a respectful, almost sacred gravity. #8A4962 color is love that has known depth, sacrifice, or time. Symbolically, PaleVioletRed4 (#8A4962) represents the foundation of passion, the memory of deep feeling, and sentiment that has become part of one's character. #8A4962 is the color of a vow kept through difficulty. Culturally, #8A4962 can be found in historical portraiture, formal memorials, and designs that require an emotional tone of serious, enduring depth. As the final step in its web color gradient, PaleVioletRed4 (#8A4962) completes the emotional narrative, moving from bright affection to the dark, solemn substrate upon which all profound feeling is ultimately built.

Color Conversion

Convert #8A4962 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#8A4962
RGB
rgb(138, 73, 98)
HSL
hsl(337°, 31%, 41%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 47%, 29%, 46%)
HSV
hsv(337°, 47%, 54%)
XYZ
15.0684 11.0502 12.8940
Yxy
11.0502 0.3862 0.2832
Hunter Lab
33.2418 1.4110 -0.0845
CIE-Lab
39.6649 30.6765 -2.2398

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red138 / 255 (54%)
54%
Green73 / 255 (29%)
29%
Blue98 / 255 (38%)
38%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta47 / 100 (47%)
47%
Yellow29 / 100 (29%)
29%
Key (Black)46 / 100 (46%)
46%

Color Variations

#8A4962 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#8A4962 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #8A4962 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.54:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.54:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.54:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #8A4962 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#8A4962

protanopia

#6e6d5c

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #8A4962;

Text Color

color: #8A4962;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #8A4962;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #8A496240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #8A4962;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8A4962 0%, #522b3a 100%);

#8A4962 Color FAQs

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