#8B424D#8B424D

#8B424D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.100 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B424D
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(351, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(351, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 44.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 32.18, 8.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 33.19, 14.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.0974 0.0211)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.1 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9361, 9.9227, 8.2011)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B424D #428B80

analogous

#8B4271 #8B424D #8B5B42

triadic

#8B424D #4D8B42 #424D8B

tetradic

#8B424D #718B42 #428B80 #5B428B

square

#8B424D #718B42 #428B80 #5B428B

split-complementary

#8B424D #428B5B #42718B

monochromatic

#381B1F #622E36 #8B424D #B15A67 #C4838D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8B424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B424D

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B424D	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635E4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.100 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0797e',
    500: '#8b424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b424d;
$custom-light: #b0797e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.959,
    "s": 35.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47543,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B424D

secondary

#7AAFA7

accent

#CCBB5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B424D

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

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