#8D5249#8D5249

#8D5249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.081 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5249
RGB	rgb(141, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(8, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(8, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 48.2%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 23.58, 15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 28.44, 33.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.0705 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.081 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2053, 12.1797, 7.8522)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5249 #49848D

analogous

#8D4962 #8D5249 #8D7449

triadic

#8D5249 #498D52 #52498D

tetradic

#8D5249 #628D49 #49848D #74498D

square

#8D5249 #628D49 #49848D #74498D

split-complementary

#8D5249 #498D74 #49628D

monochromatic

#3C231F #653B34 #8D5249 #AF6E64 #C4948D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8D5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5249

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5249	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.081 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1837b',
    500: '#8d5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5249;
$custom-light: #b1837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.941,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50463,
    "c": 0.08095,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5249

secondary

#82AAB0

accent

#BAC860

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5249

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

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