#8B5960#8B5960
#8B5960 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.067 H 10.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B5960 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 89, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 22%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 36%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 30.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 21.61, 4.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 22.08, 11.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.1% 0.0655 0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.1% 0.067 10.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3316, 13.4794, 12.8057) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 6.23
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.62
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 7.94
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.28
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 9.40
Dusky Purple
#895B7B
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B5960 #598B84
analogous
#8B5979 #8B5960 #8B6B59
triadic
#8B5960 #608B59 #59608B
tetradic
#8B5960 #798B59 #598B84 #6B598B
square
#8B5960 #798B59 #598B84 #6B598B
split-complementary
#8B5960 #598B6B #59798B
monochromatic
#40292C #664146 #8B5960 #A9787F #C19EA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8B5960 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8B5960 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B5960
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B5960 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B5960 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6A5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94555C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b5960; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 89, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.067 10.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae888d',
500: '#8b5960',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b5960; $custom-light: #ae888d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b5960",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 89,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.6,
"s": 21.93,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52103,
"c": 0.06663,
"h": 10.5
},
"luminance": 0.13478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B5960
secondary
#91AEAA
accent
#BEB369
background
#FAF8F8
surface
#F5F0F0
border
#CFCBCB
text
#100B0C
muted
#7F7C7D