#8A4142#8A4142

#8A4142 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.100 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4142
RGB	rgb(138, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(359, 53%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 52.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 31.17, 14.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 34.24, 24.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.0933 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.1 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3559, 9.5787, 6.2987)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4142 #418A89

analogous

#8A4167 #8A4142 #8A6541

triadic

#8A4142 #428A41 #41428A

tetradic

#8A4142 #678A41 #418A89 #65418A

square

#8A4142 #678A41 #418A89 #65418A

split-complementary

#8A4142 #418A65 #41678A

monochromatic

#371A1A #602D2E #8A4142 #B05859 #C48282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4142

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4142	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514E42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.100 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07876',
    500: '#8a4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4142;
$custom-light: #b07876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.178,
    "s": 35.961,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46951,
    "c": 0.09985,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4142

secondary

#78AEAE

accent

#CCCA5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4142

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

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