#8D4040#8D4040

#8D4040 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.105 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4040
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 54.6%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, 32.70, 15.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 36.31, 25.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% 0.0976 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.105 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7444, 9.7012, 5.9982)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4040 #408D8D

analogous

#8D4066 #8D4040 #8D6640

triadic

#8D4040 #408D40 #40408D

tetradic

#8D4040 #668D40 #408D8D #66408D

square

#8D4040 #668D40 #408D8D #66408D

split-complementary

#8D4040 #408D66 #40668D

monochromatic

#391A1A #632D2D #8D4040 #B35757 #C68181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8D4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8D4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4040

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4040	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.105 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27774',
    500: '#8d4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4040;
$custom-light: #b27774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47203,
    "c": 0.10516,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4040

secondary

#78B0B0

accent

#CECE5A

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4040

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

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