#8C424B#8C424B

#8C424B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.101 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C424B
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 75)
HSL	hsl(353, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(353, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 46.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.81, 32.34, 9.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.81, 33.72, 16.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.0978 0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.101 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0343, 9.9814, 7.8427)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C424B #428C83

analogous

#8C4270 #8C424B #8C5E42

triadic

#8C424B #4B8C42 #424B8C

tetradic

#8C424B #708C42 #428C83 #5E428C

square

#8C424B #708C42 #428C83 #5E428C

split-complementary

#8C424B #428C5E #42708C

monochromatic

#391B1E #622E35 #8C424B #B15A65 #C5848C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8C424B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8C424B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C424B

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C424B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C424B	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51504B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#983945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c424b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.101 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1797d',
    500: '#8c424b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c424b;
$custom-light: #b1797d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c424b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.703,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47637,
    "c": 0.10079,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C424B

secondary

#7AB0A9

accent

#CCBE5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C424B

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

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