#8D4243#8D4243

#8D4243 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.102 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4243
RGB	rgb(141, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 52.5%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 31.91, 14.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 35.08, 24.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0955 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.102 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9469, 9.9659, 6.4982)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4243 #428D8C

analogous

#8D4268 #8D4243 #8D6642

triadic

#8D4243 #438D42 #42438D

tetradic

#8D4243 #688D42 #428D8C #66428D

square

#8D4243 #688D42 #428D8C #66428D

split-complementary

#8D4243 #428D66 #42688D

monochromatic

#3A1B1B #632E2F #8D4243 #B25A5B #C58485

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8D4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8D4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4243

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4243	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#993743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.102 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27877',
    500: '#8d4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4243;
$custom-light: #b27877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.2,
    "s": 36.232,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47588,
    "c": 0.10222,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4243

secondary

#7BB0AF

accent

#CCCB5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4243

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

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