#8B554F#8B554F

#8B554F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.073 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B554F
RGB	rgb(139, 85, 79)
HSL	hsl(6, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 43.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 21.69, 12.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 25.28, 30.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.0654 0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.073 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3080, 12.5517, 9.0121)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B554F #4F858B

analogous

#8B4F67 #8B554F #8B734F

triadic

#8B554F #4F8B55 #554F8B

tetradic

#8B554F #678B4F #4F858B #734F8B

square

#8B554F #678B4F #4F858B #734F8B

split-complementary

#8B554F #4F8B73 #4F678B

monochromatic

#3D2523 #643D39 #8B554F #AB726C #C29893

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8B554F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8B554F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B554F

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B554F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B554F	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E684E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b554f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 85, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.073 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8580',
    500: '#8b554f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b554f;
$custom-light: #af8580;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b554f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 27.523,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50893,
    "c": 0.0732,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B554F

secondary

#88AAAE

accent

#BAC464

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B554F

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

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