#8B6053#8B6053

#8B6053 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.060 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6053
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 83)
HSL	hsl(14, 25%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 40%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 40.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, 15.76, 14.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 21.38, 42.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.0477 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.06 37.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3923, 14.4803, 10.1135)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6053 #537E8B

analogous

#8B5362 #8B6053 #8B7C53

triadic

#8B6053 #538B60 #60538B

tetradic

#8B6053 #628B53 #537E8B #7C538B

square

#8B6053 #628B53 #537E8B #7C538B

split-complementary

#8B6053 #538B7C #53628B

monochromatic

#3E2B25 #65463C #8B6053 #AA7E71 #C1A197

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8B6053 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8B6053 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6053

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6053	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6053	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6552

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6053;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.060 37.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8d83',
    500: '#8b6053',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6053;
$custom-light: #ae8d83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6053",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.929,
    "s": 25.225,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53106,
    "c": 0.06013,
    "h": 37.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6053

secondary

#8CA6AE

accent

#ACC266

background

#FAF8F8

surface

#F5F0EF

border

#CFCBCA

text

#100C0A

muted

#7F7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6053

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

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