#8D5040#8D5040

#8D5040 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.086 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5040
RGB	rgb(141, 80, 64)
HSL	hsl(12, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(12, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 54.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 23.82, 20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 31.42, 40.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.0701 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.086 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7796, 11.7716, 6.3433)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5040 #407D8D

analogous

#8D4056 #8D5040 #8D7740

triadic

#8D5040 #408D50 #50408D

tetradic

#8D5040 #568D40 #407D8D #77408D

square

#8D5040 #568D40 #407D8D #77408D

split-complementary

#8D5040 #408D77 #40568D

monochromatic

#39201A #63382D #8D5040 #B36A57 #C69081

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8D5040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8D5040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5040

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5040	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E653F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99464C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 80, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.086 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28275',
    500: '#8d5040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5040;
$custom-light: #b28275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.468,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49908,
    "c": 0.08622,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5040

secondary

#78A5B0

accent

#B6CE5A

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFED

border

#D0CAC8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5040

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

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