#842E27#842E27

#842E27 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.120 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E27
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 70.5%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.82, 36.49, 24.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.82, 43.75, 33.48°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.1059 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.12 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.8600, 7.0075, 2.6998)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E27 #277D84

analogous

#84274E #842E27 #845C27

triadic

#842E27 #27842E #2E2784

tetradic

#842E27 #4E8427 #277D84 #5C2784

square

#842E27 #4E8427 #277D84 #5C2784

split-complementary

#842E27 #27845C #274E84

monochromatic

#260D0B #551E19 #842E27 #B33E35 #CE6158

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#842E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#842E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E27

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E27	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#911A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.120 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6b61',
    500: '#842e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e27;
$custom-light: #ae6b61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.516,
    "s": 54.386,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42624,
    "c": 0.11984,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E27

secondary

#54ABB2

accent

#D3DE4A

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#110705

muted

#807A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E27

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

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