#8E4E5A#8E4E5A

#8E4E5A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.087 H 8.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E5A
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 90)
HSL	hsl(349, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(349, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 36.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 28.29, 4.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 28.71, 9.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.0858 0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.087 8.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7259, 11.9391, 11.1471)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E5A #4E8E82

analogous

#8E4E7A #8E4E5A #8E624E

triadic

#8E4E5A #5A8E4E #4E5A8E

tetradic

#8E4E5A #7A8E4E #4E8E82 #624E8E

square

#8E4E5A #7A8E4E #4E8E82 #624E8E

split-complementary

#8E4E5A #4E8E62 #4E7A8E

monochromatic

#3F2328 #663841 #8E4E5A #AE6B78 #C4939C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8E4E5A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8E4E5A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E5A

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E5A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E5A	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59595A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696659

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#984852

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e5a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.087 8.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18188',
    500: '#8e4e5a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e5a;
$custom-light: #b18188;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e5a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.75,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50335,
    "c": 0.0868,
    "h": 8.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E5A

secondary

#88B0A9

accent

#C5B362

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#110A0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E5A

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

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