🧠 Psychology
Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.
✨ Uses
CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.
Tip
Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.
Values
HEX
#8E574B
RGB
rgb(142, 87, 75)
HSL
hsl(11°, 31%, 43%)
CMYK
C:0% M:39% Y:47% K:44%
Luminance
0.1307
WCAG Accessibility
Aa — #8E574B
Secondary text
✓ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
Aa — #8E574B
Secondary text
✗ AA
✗ AAA
✓ AA Large
All harmonies
Complementary
#8E574B
#4C8390
Analogous
#904C61
#8E574B
#907A4C
Triadic
#8E574B
#4C9058
#584C90
Split-comp.
#8E574B
#4C907A
#4C6190
Tetradic
#8E574B
#61904C
#4C8390
#7A4C90
Monochromatic
#DDCECB
#B4948D
#855F57
#664942
#382824
Suggested palettes for this hue.