#8E5255#8E5255

#8E5255 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.080 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5255
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(357, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(357, 42%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 40.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 25.38, 9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 26.97, 19.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.0768 0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.08 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8131, 12.4426, 10.1614)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5255 #528E8B

analogous

#8E5273 #8E5255 #8E6D52

triadic

#8E5255 #558E52 #52558E

tetradic

#8E5255 #738E52 #528E8B #6D528E

square

#8E5255 #738E52 #528E8B #6D528E

split-complementary

#8E5255 #528E6D #52738E

monochromatic

#402527 #673C3E #8E5255 #AD7074 #C39799

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8E5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8E5255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5255

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5255	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.080 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18384',
    500: '#8e5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5255;
$custom-light: #b18384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357,
    "s": 26.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50896,
    "c": 0.08036,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5255

secondary

#8CB0AE

accent

#C3BE65

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#110B0B

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5255

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

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