#8C4C4E#8C4C4E

#8C4C4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.086 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4C4E
RGB	rgb(140, 76, 78)
HSL	hsl(358, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 46%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 44.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 27.15, 10.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 29.23, 21.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.0819 0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.086 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7756, 11.2958, 8.6084)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4C4E #4C8C8A

analogous

#8C4C6E #8C4C4E #8C6A4C

triadic

#8C4C4E #4E8C4C #4C4E8C

tetradic

#8C4C4E #6E8C4C #4C8C8A #6A4C8C

square

#8C4C4E #6E8C4C #4C8C8A #6A4C8C

split-complementary

#8C4C4E #4C8C6A #4C6E8C

monochromatic

#3D2122 #643638 #8C4C4E #AD686A #C39091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8C4C4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8C4C4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4C4E

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4C4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4C4E	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)

#59574E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69634D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97444D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4c4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 76, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.086 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07f7f',
    500: '#8c4c4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4c4e;
$custom-light: #b07f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4c4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 29.63,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4938,
    "c": 0.08648,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4C4E

secondary

#85AFAE

accent

#C6C362

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4C4E

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

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