#8E5249#8E5249

#8E5249 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.082 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5249
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(8, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(8, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 48.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 24.00, 16.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 28.90, 33.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.0717 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.082 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3761, 12.2678, 7.8602)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5249 #49858E

analogous

#8E4963 #8E5249 #8E7549

triadic

#8E5249 #498E52 #52498E

tetradic

#8E5249 #638E49 #49858E #75498E

square

#8E5249 #638E49 #49858E #75498E

split-complementary

#8E5249 #498E75 #49638E

monochromatic

#3D231F #663B34 #8E5249 #B06E65 #C4948D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8E5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8E5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5249

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5249	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A4950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.082 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2837b',
    500: '#8e5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5249;
$custom-light: #b2837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.826,
    "s": 32.093,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50599,
    "c": 0.08224,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5249

secondary

#83AAB0

accent

#BBC860

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5249

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

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