#8E534D#8E534D
#8E534D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.080 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E534D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 83, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 30%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 46%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 45.8%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.96, 23.86, 14.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.96, 27.72, 30.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.87% 0.0717 0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.87% 0.08 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5890, 12.4745, 8.6065) |
| Luminance | 0.1247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 8.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 9.67
Brownish Purple
#76424E
ΔE00 10.03
Purplish Brown
#6B4247
ΔE00 10.09
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 10.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 10.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E534D #4D888E
analogous
#8E4D68 #8E534D #8E734D
triadic
#8E534D #4D8E53 #534D8E
tetradic
#8E534D #688E4D #4D888E #734D8E
square
#8E534D #688E4D #4D888E #734D8E
split-complementary
#8E534D #4D8E73 #4D688E
monochromatic
#3F2522 #663C37 #8E534D #AE706A #C49692
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#8E534D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#8E534D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E534D
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E534D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E534D | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.49 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E684C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994B52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e534d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 83, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.080 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2847e',
500: '#8e534d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e534d; $custom-light: #b2847e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e534d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 83,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.538,
"s": 29.68,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50873,
"c": 0.08002,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.12473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E534D
secondary
#87ACB0
accent
#BDC662
background
#FBF8F7
surface
#F6EFEE
border
#D0CAC9
text
#110B0A
muted
#807C7C