#8E524F#8E524F
#8E524F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.081 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E524F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 82, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 44%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 44.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.77, 24.66, 12.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.77, 27.70, 27.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.74% 0.0743 0.0321) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.74% 0.081 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5847, 12.3513, 8.9589) |
| Luminance | 0.1235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.18
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 9.06
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 9.40
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 9.51
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 9.90
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E524F #4F8B8E
analogous
#8E4F6B #8E524F #8E714F
triadic
#8E524F #4F8E52 #524F8E
tetradic
#8E524F #6B8E4F #4F8B8E #714F8E
square
#8E524F #6B8E4F #4F8B8E #714F8E
split-complementary
#8E524F #4F8E71 #4F6B8E
monochromatic
#3F2523 #673B39 #8E524F #AE706D #C39694
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#8E524F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#8E524F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E524F
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E524F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E524F | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D674E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994A52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e524f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.081 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b28380',
500: '#8e524f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e524f; $custom-light: #b28380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e524f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 82,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.857,
"s": 28.507,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50741,
"c": 0.08089,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.1235
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E524F
secondary
#89AEB0
accent
#C0C563
background
#FBF8F7
surface
#F6EFEE
border
#D0CAC9
text
#110B0A
muted
#807C7C