#8B4E46#8B4E46

#8B4E46 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.084 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E46
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 70)
HSL	hsl(7, 33%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(7, 50%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 49.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 24.72, 15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 29.42, 32.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0738 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.084 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4782, 11.3813, 7.2275)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E46 #46838B

analogous

#8B4660 #8B4E46 #8B7046

triadic

#8B4E46 #468B4E #4E468B

tetradic

#8B4E46 #608B46 #46838B #70468B

square

#8B4E46 #608B46 #46838B #70468B

split-complementary

#8B4E46 #468B70 #46608B

monochromatic

#3A201D #623732 #8B4E46 #AF6960 #C38F88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8B4E46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B4E46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E46

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E46	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5745

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6445

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97454C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.084 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08079',
    500: '#8b4e46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e46;
$custom-light: #b08079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.957,
    "s": 33.014,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.494,
    "c": 0.08386,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E46

secondary

#7EA9AF

accent

#BDC95F

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E46

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