#8B4E49#8B4E49

#8B4E49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.083 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4E49
RGB	rgb(139, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 47%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 47.5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 25.04, 14.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 28.78, 29.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.0751 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.083 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5753, 11.4201, 7.7387)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4E49 #49868B

analogous

#8B4965 #8B4E49 #8B6F49

triadic

#8B4E49 #498B4E #4E498B

tetradic

#8B4E49 #658B49 #49868B #6F498B

square

#8B4E49 #658B49 #49868B #6F498B

split-complementary

#8B4E49 #498B6F #49658B

monochromatic

#3B211F #633734 #8B4E49 #AD6964 #C3908C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8B4E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B4E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4E49

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4E49	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5748

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6448

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96464D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.083 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0807b',
    500: '#8b4e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4e49;
$custom-light: #b0807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.545,
    "s": 31.132,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4947,
    "c": 0.08316,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4E49

secondary

#81ABAE

accent

#C0C760

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4E49

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