#8D524B#8D524B

#8D524B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.080 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D524B
RGB	rgb(141, 82, 75)
HSL	hsl(6, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(6, 47%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 46.8%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 23.80, 14.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 27.99, 31.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.0713 0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.08 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2727, 12.2067, 8.2070)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D524B #4B868D

analogous

#8D4B65 #8D524B #8D734B

triadic

#8D524B #4B8D52 #524B8D

tetradic

#8D524B #658D4B #4B868D #734B8D

square

#8D524B #658D4B #4B868D #734B8D

split-complementary

#8D524B #4B8D73 #4B658D

monochromatic

#3D2420 #653B36 #8D524B #AE6F67 #C3958F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8D524B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D524B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D524B

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D524B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D524B	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D674A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d524b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 82, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.080 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1837d',
    500: '#8d524b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d524b;
$custom-light: #b1837d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d524b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.364,
    "s": 30.556,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5051,
    "c": 0.08041,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D524B

secondary

#84ABB0

accent

#BCC761

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D524B

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

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