#8E4040#8E4040

#8E4040 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.106 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4040
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 38%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 54.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 33.09, 16.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 36.77, 25.87°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.0987 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.106 22)
XYZ	xyz(13.9152, 9.7893, 6.0062)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4040 #408E8E

analogous

#8E4067 #8E4040 #8E6740

triadic

#8E4040 #408E40 #40408E

tetradic

#8E4040 #678E40 #408E8E #67408E

square

#8E4040 #678E40 #408E8E #67408E

split-complementary

#8E4040 #408E67 #40678E

monochromatic

#3A1A1A #642D2D #8E4040 #B45858 #C78282

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8E4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8E4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4040

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4040	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.106 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37774',
    500: '#8e4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4040;
$custom-light: #b37774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 37.864,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47357,
    "c": 0.10641,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.09788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4040

secondary

#79B1B1

accent

#CECE5A

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDED

border

#D0C8C8

text

#120908

muted

#817B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4040

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

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