#842E36#842E36

#842E36 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.118 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842E36
RGB	rgb(132, 46, 54)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(354, 65%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 59.1%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.09, 37.53, 14.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.09, 40.39, 21.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.92% 0.1122 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(42.92% 0.118 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1596, 7.1273, 4.2774)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842E36 #2E847C

analogous

#842E61 #842E36 #84512E

triadic

#842E36 #36842E #2E3684

tetradic

#842E36 #61842E #2E847C #512E84

square

#842E36 #61842E #2E847C #512E84

split-complementary

#842E36 #2E8451 #2E6184

monochromatic

#290E11 #571E23 #842E36 #B13E49 #C9646D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#842E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#842E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842E36

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842E36	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#901E31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 46, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.118 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6b6c',
    500: '#842e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842e36;
$custom-light: #ad6b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.419,
    "s": 48.315,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42915,
    "c": 0.11805,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842E36

secondary

#5EB0A8

accent

#D8CB50

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110707

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #842E36

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

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