#8E554A#8E554A

#8E554A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.079 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E554A
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 74)
HSL	hsl(10, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(10, 48%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 47.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 22.38, 16.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 27.80, 36.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0669 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.079 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6407, 12.7436, 8.1132)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E554A #4A838E

analogous

#8E4A61 #8E554A #8E774A

triadic

#8E554A #4A8E55 #554A8E

tetradic

#8E554A #618E4A #4A838E #774A8E

square

#8E554A #618E4A #4A838E #774A8E

split-complementary

#8E554A #4A8E77 #4A618E

monochromatic

#3E2520 #663D35 #8E554A #AF7266 #C4978E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8E554A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8E554A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E554A

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E554A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E554A	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625D49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706949

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994D52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e554a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.079 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2857c',
    500: '#8e554a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e554a;
$custom-light: #b2857c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e554a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.706,
    "s": 31.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5117,
    "c": 0.07855,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E554A

secondary

#84A9B0

accent

#B7C860

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E554A

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

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