#8E4A4E#8E4A4E

#8E4A4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.092 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4A4E
RGB	rgb(142, 74, 78)
HSL	hsl(356, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 48%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 45.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.92, 29.07, 10.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.92, 30.96, 20.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.0877 0.0273)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.092 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9801, 11.1999, 8.5791)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4A4E #4A8E8A

analogous

#8E4A70 #8E4A4E #8E684A

triadic

#8E4A4E #4E8E4A #4A4E8E

tetradic

#8E4A4E #708E4A #4A8E8A #684A8E

square

#8E4A4E #708E4A #4A8E8A #684A8E

split-complementary

#8E4A4E #4A8E68 #4A708E

monochromatic

#3E2022 #663538 #8E4A4E #AF666A #C48E91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8E4A4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8E4A4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4A4E

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4A4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4A4E	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58564E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69634D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4a4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 74, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.092 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27e7f',
    500: '#8e4a4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4a4e;
$custom-light: #b27e7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4a4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 31.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4932,
    "c": 0.09187,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4A4E

secondary

#84B0AE

accent

#C8C260

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4A4E

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

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