#8E495C#8E495C

#8E495C is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.095 H 3.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E495C
RGB	rgb(142, 73, 92)
HSL	hsl(343, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(343, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 35.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.06, 31.34, 2.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.06, 31.41, 3.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0951 0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.095 3.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4703, 11.2900, 11.4876)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E495C #498E7B

analogous

#8E497F #8E495C #8E5949

triadic

#8E495C #5C8E49 #495C8E

tetradic

#8E495C #7F8E49 #498E7B #59498E

square

#8E495C #7F8E49 #498E7B #59498E

split-complementary

#8E495C #498E59 #497F8E

monochromatic

#3D1F28 #663442 #8E495C #B06579 #C48D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8E495C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8E495C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E495C

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E495C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E495C	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54565D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66635A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e495c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 73, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.095 3.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17d8a',
    500: '#8e495c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e495c;
$custom-light: #b17d8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e495c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.478,
    "s": 32.093,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49554,
    "c": 0.09533,
    "h": 3.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E495C

secondary

#83B0A4

accent

#C8AB60

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEF0

border

#D0C9CB

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E495C

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

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