#8B554E#8B554E
#8B554E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.073 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B554E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 85, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 28%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 44%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 43.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 21.58, 13.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 25.48, 32.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.87% 0.0649 0.0344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.87% 0.073 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2719, 12.5373, 8.8219) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 9.21
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.90
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 10.19
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 10.52
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 10.67
Cocoa
#875F42
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B554E #4E848B
analogous
#8B4E66 #8B554E #8B734E
triadic
#8B554E #4E8B55 #554E8B
tetradic
#8B554E #668B4E #4E848B #734E8B
square
#8B554E #668B4E #4E848B #734E8B
split-complementary
#8B554E #4E8B73 #4E668B
monochromatic
#3D2522 #643D38 #8B554E #AC726B #C29792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#8B554E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8B554E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B554E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B554E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B554E | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615D4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E674D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#964E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b554e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.073 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af857f',
500: '#8b554e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b554e; $custom-light: #af857f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b554e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 85,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.885,
"s": 28.111,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50868,
"c": 0.07345,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.12536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B554E
secondary
#87AAAE
accent
#B9C463
background
#FBF8F7
surface
#F6EFEE
border
#D0CAC9
text
#110B0A
muted
#807C7C