#8C4E4E#8C4E4E

#8C4E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.084 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4E4E
RGB	rgb(140, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 44.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 26.01, 11.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 28.43, 23.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.0784 0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.084 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9156, 11.5756, 8.6550)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4E4E #4E8C8C

analogous

#8C4E6D #8C4E4E #8C6D4E

triadic

#8C4E4E #4E8C4E #4E4E8C

tetradic

#8C4E4E #6D8C4E #4E8C8C #6D4E8C

square

#8C4E4E #6D8C4E #4E8C8C #6D4E8C

split-complementary

#8C4E4E #4E8C6D #4E6D8C

monochromatic

#3D2222 #653838 #8C4E4E #AC6B6B #C29292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C4E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C4E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4E4E

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4E4E	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B584E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A644D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#97464E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.084 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0807f',
    500: '#8c4e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4e4e;
$custom-light: #b0807f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49731,
    "c": 0.08372,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4E4E

secondary

#87AFAF

accent

#C5C563

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4E4E

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

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