#8E4E5D#8E4E5D
#8E4E5D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.087 H 5.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E4E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 78, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 34.5%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.20, 28.69, 3.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.20, 28.86, 6.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.43% 0.087 0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.43% 0.087 5.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8562, 11.9912, 11.8332) |
| Luminance | 0.1199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 3.40
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.35
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 6.07
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.34
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 8.54
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E4E5D #4E8E7F
analogous
#8E4E7D #8E4E5D #8E5F4E
triadic
#8E4E5D #5D8E4E #4E5D8E
tetradic
#8E4E5D #7D8E4E #4E8E7F #5F4E8E
square
#8E4E5D #7D8E4E #4E8E7F #5F4E8E
split-complementary
#8E4E5D #4E8E5F #4E7D8E
monochromatic
#3F2329 #663843 #8E4E5D #AE6B7B #C4939E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.18
#8E4E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#8E4E5D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E4E5D
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E4E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E4E5D | 1.00 | 6.18 | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595A5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#69665C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#984953
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e4e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.087 5.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1818a',
500: '#8e4e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e4e5d; $custom-light: #b1818a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e4e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 78,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.938,
"s": 29.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50426,
"c": 0.08745,
"h": 5.7
},
"luminance": 0.1199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E4E5D
secondary
#88B0A7
accent
#C5AE62
background
#FBF7F8
surface
#F6EEF0
border
#D0C9CB
text
#110A0B
muted
#807C7C