#8C4E5B#8C4E5B

#8C4E5B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.084 H 7.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E5B
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 91)
HSL	hsl(347, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(347, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 35%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 27.64, 3.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 27.91, 8.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0838 0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.084 7.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4286, 11.7808, 11.3568)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E5B #4E8C7F

analogous

#8C4E7A #8C4E5B #8C604E

triadic

#8C4E5B #5B8C4E #4E5B8C

tetradic

#8C4E5B #7A8C4E #4E8C7F #604E8C

square

#8C4E5B #7A8C4E #4E8C7F #604E8C

split-complementary

#8C4E5B #4E8C60 #4E7A8C

monochromatic

#3D2228 #653841 #8C4E5B #AC6B79 #C2929C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8C4E5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8C4E5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E5B

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E5B	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58595B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68655A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.084 7.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08189',
    500: '#8c4e5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e5b;
$custom-light: #b08189;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.419,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50093,
    "c": 0.08449,
    "h": 7.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E5B

secondary

#87AFA6

accent

#C5B063

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEF0

border

#D0C9CB

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E5B

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

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