#8E424D#8E424D

#8E424D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.103 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E424D
RGB	rgb(142, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(351, 37%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(351, 54%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 45.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 33.32, 8.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 34.48, 14.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.1008 0.0229)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.103 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4440, 10.1846, 8.2249)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E424D #428E83

analogous

#8E4273 #8E424D #8E5D42

triadic

#8E424D #4D8E42 #424D8E

tetradic

#8E424D #738E42 #428E83 #5D428E

square

#8E424D #738E42 #428E83 #5D428E

split-complementary

#8E424D #428E5D #42738E

monochromatic

#3A1B20 #642F36 #8E424D #B35B67 #C6848E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8E424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E424D

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E424D	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52504D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65604B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.103 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2797e',
    500: '#8e424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e424d;
$custom-light: #b2797e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.316,
    "s": 36.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47991,
    "c": 0.1034,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E424D

secondary

#7BB1A9

accent

#CDBC5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EDEE

border

#D0C8C9

text

#11090A

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E424D

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

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