#8B4D4B#8B4D4B

#8B4D4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.084 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4D4B
RGB	rgb(139, 77, 75)
HSL	hsl(2, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 46%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 46%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 25.84, 12.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 28.79, 26.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0777 0.0322)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.084 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5722, 11.3061, 8.0701)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4D4B #4B898B

analogous

#8B4B69 #8B4D4B #8B6D4B

triadic

#8B4D4B #4B8B4D #4D4B8B

tetradic

#8B4D4B #698B4B #4B898B #6D4B8B

square

#8B4D4B #698B4B #4B898B #6D4B8B

split-complementary

#8B4D4B #4B8B6D #4B698B

monochromatic

#3B2120 #633736 #8B4D4B #AD6966 #C2908E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8B4D4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B4D4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4D4B

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4D4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4D4B	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A574B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69634A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96454D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4d4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 77, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.084 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0807d',
    500: '#8b4d4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4d4b;
$custom-light: #b0807d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4d4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 29.907,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49341,
    "c": 0.08411,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4D4B

secondary

#84ADAE

accent

#C3C662

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4D4B

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

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