#8E514B#8E514B

#8E514B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.083 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E514B
RGB	rgb(142, 81, 75)
HSL	hsl(5, 31%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 47%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 47.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 24.79, 14.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 28.78, 30.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.0743 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.083 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3686, 12.1450, 8.1901)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E514B #4B888E

analogous

#8E4B67 #8E514B #8E724B

triadic

#8E514B #4B8E51 #514B8E

tetradic

#8E514B #678E4B #4B888E #724B8E

square

#8E514B #678E4B #4B888E #724B8E

split-complementary

#8E514B #4B8E72 #4B678E

monochromatic

#3E2321 #663A36 #8E514B #AF6E67 #C4948F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8E514B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8E514B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E514B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E514B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E514B	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5A4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D674A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e514b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 81, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.083 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2837d',
    500: '#8e514b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e514b;
$custom-light: #b2837d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e514b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.373,
    "s": 30.876,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50465,
    "c": 0.08293,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E514B

secondary

#85ACB0

accent

#BEC761

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E514B

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

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