#8C4E48#8C4E48

#8C4E48 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.085 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E48
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 72)
HSL	hsl(5, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(5, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 48.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.40, 25.35, 14.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.40, 29.45, 30.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.0759 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.085 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7102, 11.4935, 7.5734)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E48 #48868C

analogous

#8C4864 #8C4E48 #8C7048

triadic

#8C4E48 #488C4E #4E488C

tetradic

#8C4E48 #648C48 #48868C #70488C

square

#8C4E48 #648C48 #48868C #70488C

split-complementary

#8C4E48 #488C70 #48648C

monochromatic

#3B211E #643733 #8C4E48 #AF6963 #C3908B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8C4E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8C4E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E48

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E48	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5747

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6447

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98454D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.085 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0807b',
    500: '#8c4e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e48;
$custom-light: #b0807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.294,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49584,
    "c": 0.08468,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E48

secondary

#81ABAF

accent

#BFC860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E48

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