#8D4E56#8D4E56

#8D4E56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.085 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4E56
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(352, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(352, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 39%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 27.38, 7.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 28.27, 14.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.083 0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.085 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3893, 11.7847, 10.2665)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4E56 #4E8D85

analogous

#8D4E75 #8D4E56 #8D654E

triadic

#8D4E56 #568D4E #4E568D

tetradic

#8D4E56 #758D4E #4E8D85 #654E8D

square

#8D4E56 #758D4E #4E8D85 #654E8D

split-complementary

#8D4E56 #4E8D65 #4E758D

monochromatic

#3E2226 #66383E #8D4E56 #AD6B73 #C39299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8D4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8D4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4E56

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4E56	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)

#5A5956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.085 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18185',
    500: '#8d4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4e56;
$custom-light: #b18185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.381,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50083,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4E56

secondary

#87AFAA

accent

#C5B963

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4E56

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

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