#8E4646#8E4646

#8E4646 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.098 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4646
RGB	rgb(142, 70, 70)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 50.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 30.43, 14.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 33.57, 24.99°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.0912 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.098 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4520, 10.5748, 7.0732)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4646 #468E8E

analogous

#8E466A #8E4646 #8E6A46

triadic

#8E4646 #468E46 #46468E

tetradic

#8E4646 #6A8E46 #468E8E #6A468E

square

#8E4646 #6A8E46 #468E8E #6A468E

split-complementary

#8E4646 #468E6A #466A8E

monochromatic

#3C1E1E #653232 #8E4646 #B16060 #C58989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E4646 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E4646 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4646

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4646	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4646	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686145

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3C47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4646;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 70, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.098 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37b79',
    500: '#8e4646',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4646;
$custom-light: #b37b79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4646",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.962,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48455,
    "c": 0.09788,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4646

secondary

#7FB0B0

accent

#CACA5E

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110909

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4646

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

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