#8C4E5D#8C4E5D

#8C4E5D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.085 H 5.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E5D
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 93)
HSL	hsl(345, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(345, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 33.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 27.91, 2.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 28.05, 5.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.0846 0.0075)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.085 5.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5160, 11.8158, 11.8173)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E5D #4E8C7D

analogous

#8C4E7C #8C4E5D #8C5E4E

triadic

#8C4E5D #5D8C4E #4E5D8C

tetradic

#8C4E5D #7C8C4E #4E8C7D #5E4E8C

square

#8C4E5D #7C8C4E #4E8C7D #5E4E8C

split-complementary

#8C4E5D #4E8C5E #4E7C8C

monochromatic

#3D2229 #653843 #8C4E5D #AC6B7B #C2929E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8C4E5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8C4E5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E5D

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E5D	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58595D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67655C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.085 5.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0818a',
    500: '#8c4e5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e5d;
$custom-light: #b0818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.484,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50154,
    "c": 0.08497,
    "h": 5.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E5D

secondary

#87AFA5

accent

#C5AD63

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEF0

border

#D0C9CB

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E5D

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

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