#8D3545#8D3545

#8D3545 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.120 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3545
RGB	rgb(141, 53, 69)
HSL	hsl(349, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 51.1%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 38.75, 9.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 39.99, 14.30°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.1172 0.0252)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.12 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3328, 8.6402, 6.5947)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3545 #358D7D

analogous

#8D3571 #8D3545 #8D5135

triadic

#8D3545 #458D35 #35458D

tetradic

#8D3545 #718D35 #358D7D #51358D

square

#8D3545 #718D35 #358D7D #51358D

split-complementary

#8D3545 #358D51 #35718D

monochromatic

#341419 #61242F #8D3545 #B9465B #CA7282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#8D3545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8D3545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3545

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3545	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494845

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A283B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 53, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.120 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37178',
    500: '#8d3545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3545;
$custom-light: #b37178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 45.361,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4572,
    "c": 0.11991,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3545

secondary

#6BB2A6

accent

#D5BD53

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#120809

muted

#817B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3545

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

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