#8E554F#8E554F

#8E554F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.077 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E554F
RGB	rgb(142, 85, 79)
HSL	hsl(6, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(6, 44%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 44.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 22.94, 13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 26.67, 30.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.069 0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.077 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8159, 12.8136, 9.0359)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E554F #4F888E

analogous

#8E4F68 #8E554F #8E744F

triadic

#8E554F #4F8E55 #554F8E

tetradic

#8E554F #688E4F #4F888E #744F8E

square

#8E554F #688E4F #4F888E #744F8E

split-complementary

#8E554F #4F8E74 #4F688E

monochromatic

#3F2623 #673D39 #8E554F #AE736D #C39894

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8E554F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8E554F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E554F

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E554F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E554F	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F694E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e554f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 85, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.077 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18580',
    500: '#8e554f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e554f;
$custom-light: #b18580;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e554f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.714,
    "s": 28.507,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51286,
    "c": 0.07713,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E554F

secondary

#89ACB0

accent

#BBC563

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F6EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#110B0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E554F

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

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