#8D4E59#8D4E59

#8D4E59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.085 H 9.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4E59
RGB	rgb(141, 78, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 36.9%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 27.77, 5.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 28.26, 10.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0842 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.085 9.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5128, 11.8341, 10.9165)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4E59 #4E8D82

analogous

#8D4E78 #8D4E59 #8D624E

triadic

#8D4E59 #598D4E #4E598D

tetradic

#8D4E59 #788D4E #4E8D82 #624E8D

square

#8D4E59 #788D4E #4E8D82 #624E8D

split-complementary

#8D4E59 #4E8D62 #4E788D

monochromatic

#3E2227 #663840 #8D4E59 #AD6B77 #C3929B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8D4E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8D4E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4E59

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4E59	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595959

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696558

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974852

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 78, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.085 9.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08187',
    500: '#8d4e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4e59;
$custom-light: #b08187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.524,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50169,
    "c": 0.08537,
    "h": 9.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4E59

secondary

#87AFA8

accent

#C5B463

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4E59

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

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