#8B4248Silk Satin (#8B4248) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 17°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.099. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #8B4248 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 66, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 36%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 53%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 48%, 45%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.6 31.6 11.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.474 0.099 17) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silk Satin shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#8c3f42 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8e4246 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#8b4248 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8b4249 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Silk Satin in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.07:1 and against black 2.97:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#db9c9f · #b77477 · #8b4248 · #6c2a31 · #440a14 · #1b0002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a57055 · #99594b · #8b4248 · #733349 · #592746 · #401c3f
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cdb090 · #bf8b4f · #8c7459 · #8b4248 · #662b31 · #471219
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#6cd8da · #ba9192 · #8d7575 · #8b4248 · #573234 · #311c1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f5f5 · #beadad · #6f7878 · #8b4248 · #503e3f · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bbcdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2728 · #000505 · #8b4248
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dad4af · #c49cb6 · #3c98b4 · #8b4248 · #374966 · #030e1f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dcf9f8 · #7fc2a7 · #1f81a2 · #8b4248 · #00513a · #00050b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f7e3 · #9bbe8c · #4e77af · #8b4248 · #234470 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f4f4dd · #b7b67a · #008789 · #8b4248 · #413b6e · #000202
#A05D61 · #B5797C · #CA9597 · #DFB2B4 · #F3D0D1
#76353A · #62272D · #4E1B20 · #3B0F14 · #290409
#82494C · #794F51 · #6F5455
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.