#8E4E53#8E4E53

#8E4E53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.086 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E53
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 83)
HSL	hsl(355, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(355, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 41.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 27.41, 8.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 28.85, 18.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.0829 0.0233)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.086 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4419, 11.8255, 9.6512)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E53 #4E8E89

analogous

#8E4E73 #8E4E53 #8E694E

triadic

#8E4E53 #538E4E #4E538E

tetradic

#8E4E53 #738E4E #4E8E89 #694E8E

square

#8E4E53 #738E4E #4E8E89 #694E8E

split-complementary

#8E4E53 #4E8E69 #4E738E

monochromatic

#3F2325 #66383C #8E4E53 #AE6B71 #C49397

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#8E4E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8E4E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E53

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E53	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.086 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28183',
    500: '#8e4e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e53;
$custom-light: #b28183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.313,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50137,
    "c": 0.08612,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E53

secondary

#88B0AD

accent

#C5BE62

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E53

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

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