#8D4E57#8D4E57

#8D4E57 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.085 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4E57
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(351, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 38.3%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 27.51, 6.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 28.25, 13.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0834 0.0169)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.085 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4299, 11.8010, 10.4801)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4E57 #4E8D84

analogous

#8D4E76 #8D4E57 #8D654E

triadic

#8D4E57 #578D4E #4E578D

tetradic

#8D4E57 #768D4E #4E8D84 #654E8D

square

#8D4E57 #768D4E #4E8D84 #654E8D

split-complementary

#8D4E57 #4E8D65 #4E768D

monochromatic

#3E2226 #66383F #8D4E57 #AD6B74 #C39299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8D4E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8D4E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4E57

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4E57	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.085 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18186',
    500: '#8d4e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4e57;
$custom-light: #b18186;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50111,
    "c": 0.0851,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4E57

secondary

#87AFAA

accent

#C5B763

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4E57

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

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