#8E4841#8E4841

#8E4841 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.096 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4841
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 65)
HSL	hsl(5, 37%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(5, 54%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.3%, 54.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 28.84, 17.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 33.85, 31.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.0856 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.096 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4279, 10.7687, 6.3187)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4841 #41878E

analogous

#8E4160 #8E4841 #8E6E41

triadic

#8E4841 #418E48 #48418E

tetradic

#8E4841 #608E41 #41878E #6E418E

square

#8E4841 #608E41 #41878E #6E418E

split-complementary

#8E4841 #418E6E #41608E

monochromatic

#3A1D1B #64332E #8E4841 #B36159 #C68983

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8E4841 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8E4841 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4841

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4841	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4841	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A3D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4841;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.096 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37c75',
    500: '#8e4841',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4841;
$custom-light: #b37c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4841",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 37.198,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48674,
    "c": 0.09617,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4841

secondary

#7AACB1

accent

#C3CD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4841

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

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