#8D4E52#8D4E52

#8D4E52 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.085 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4E52
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 82)
HSL	hsl(356, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 41.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 26.89, 9.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 28.47, 19.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0813 0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.085 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2327, 11.7221, 9.4413)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4E52 #4E8D89

analogous

#8D4E72 #8D4E52 #8D694E

triadic

#8D4E52 #528D4E #4E528D

tetradic

#8D4E52 #728D4E #4E8D89 #694E8D

square

#8D4E52 #728D4E #4E8D89 #694E8D

split-complementary

#8D4E52 #4E8D69 #4E728D

monochromatic

#3E2224 #66383B #8D4E52 #AD6B6F #C39296

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8D4E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8D4E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4E52

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4E52	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5952

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.085 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18182',
    500: '#8d4e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4e52;
$custom-light: #b18182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.19,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49973,
    "c": 0.08482,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4E52

secondary

#87AFAD

accent

#C5BF63

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4E52

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

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