#8E554D#8E554D

#8E554D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.078 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E554D
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 77)
HSL	hsl(7, 30%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(7, 46%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 45.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 22.71, 14.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 27.08, 33.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.0681 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.078 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7442, 12.7850, 8.6583)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E554D #4D868E

analogous

#8E4D65 #8E554D #8E754D

triadic

#8E554D #4D8E55 #554D8E

tetradic

#8E554D #658E4D #4D868E #754D8E

square

#8E554D #658E4D #4D868E #754D8E

split-complementary

#8E554D #4D8E75 #4D658E

monochromatic

#3F2522 #663D37 #8E554D #AE726A #C49892

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8E554D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E554D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E554D

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E554D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E554D	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625D4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70694C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e554d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.078 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1857e',
    500: '#8e554d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e554d;
$custom-light: #b1857e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e554d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.385,
    "s": 29.68,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51239,
    "c": 0.07763,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E554D

secondary

#87ABB0

accent

#BAC662

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E554D

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

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