#8D4237#8D4237

#8D4237 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.104 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4237
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(8, 44%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(8, 61%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 61%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 30.86, 21.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 37.72, 35.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.0904 0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.104 30)
XYZ	xyz(13.6234, 9.8366, 4.7949)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4237 #37828D

analogous

#8D3757 #8D4237 #8D6D37

triadic

#8D4237 #378D42 #42378D

tetradic

#8D4237 #578D37 #37828D #6D378D

square

#8D4237 #578D37 #37828D #6D378D

split-complementary

#8D4237 #378D6D #37578D

monochromatic

#351915 #612D26 #8D4237 #B85749 #C98075

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8D4237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8D4237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4237

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4237	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.104 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3786e',
    500: '#8d4237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4237;
$custom-light: #b3786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.674,
    "s": 43.878,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47334,
    "c": 0.10444,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.09835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4237

secondary

#6EA9B2

accent

#C3D454

background

#FBF7F6

surface

#F6EDEB

border

#D0C8C6

text

#120907

muted

#817B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4237

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

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