#8C5259#8C5259

#8C5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.078 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C5259
RGB	rgb(140, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(353, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.4%, 36.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 25.09, 6.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 25.89, 14.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.0761 0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.078 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6363, 12.3326, 11.0061)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C5259 #528C85

analogous

#8C5276 #8C5259 #8C6852

triadic

#8C5259 #598C52 #52598C

tetradic

#8C5259 #768C52 #528C85 #68528C

square

#8C5259 #768C52 #528C85 #68528C

split-complementary

#8C5259 #528C68 #52768C

monochromatic

#3F2528 #653B40 #8C5259 #AB7077 #C2979C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8C5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8C5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C5259

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C5259	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#964C55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.078 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8387',
    500: '#8c5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c5259;
$custom-light: #af8387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.759,
    "s": 26.126,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50741,
    "c": 0.0779,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C5259

secondary

#8BAFAB

accent

#C3B765

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#110B0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C5259

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

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