#8D4138#8D4138

#8D4138 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.105 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4138
RGB	rgb(141, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(6, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(6, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 60.3%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 31.48, 20.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 37.75, 33.50°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.0925 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.105 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5897, 9.7304, 4.9031)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4138 #38848D

analogous

#8D3859 #8D4138 #8D6B38

triadic

#8D4138 #388D41 #41388D

tetradic

#8D4138 #598D38 #38848D #6B388D

square

#8D4138 #598D38 #38848D #6B388D

split-complementary

#8D4138 #388D6B #38598D

monochromatic

#351915 #612D27 #8D4138 #B7564B #C97F77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8D4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8D4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4138

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4138	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A343F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.105 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3786e',
    500: '#8d4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4138;
$custom-light: #b3786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.353,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47193,
    "c": 0.10535,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4138

secondary

#6FABB2

accent

#C6D355

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEC

border

#D0C8C7

text

#120907

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4138

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

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