#842E28#842E28

#842E28 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.120 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E28
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(4, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 69.7%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 36.55, 23.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 43.47, 32.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.64% 0.1063 0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(42.64% 0.12 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8768, 7.0142, 2.7882)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#842E28 #287E84

analogous

#842850 #842E28 #845C28

triadic

#842E28 #28842E #2E2884

tetradic

#842E28 #508428 #287E84 #5C2884

square

#842E28 #508428 #287E84 #5C2884

split-complementary

#842E28 #28845C #285084

monochromatic

#260D0C #551E1A #842E28 #B33E36 #CD615A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#842E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#842E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E28

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E28	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453F27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B5226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#911A2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.120 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6b62',
    500: '#842e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e28;
$custom-light: #ae6b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.913,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42641,
    "c": 0.11965,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E28

secondary

#56ACB2

accent

#D3DD4B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110705

muted

#807A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E28

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

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