#8E4D41#8E4D41

#8E4D41 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.090 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4D41
RGB	rgb(142, 77, 65)
HSL	hsl(9, 37%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(9, 54%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 54.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 26.04, 19.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 32.36, 36.41°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.077 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.09 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7644, 11.4417, 6.4309)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4D41 #41828E

analogous

#8E415B #8E4D41 #8E7341

triadic

#8E4D41 #418E4D #4D418E

tetradic

#8E4D41 #5B8E41 #41828E #73418E

square

#8E4D41 #5B8E41 #41828E #73418E

split-complementary

#8E4D41 #418E73 #415B8E

monochromatic

#3A1F1B #64362E #8E4D41 #B36759 #C68E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8E4D41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E4D41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4D41

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4D41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4D41	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A434A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4d41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 77, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.090 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b38075',
    500: '#8e4d41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4d41;
$custom-light: #b38075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4d41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.351,
    "s": 37.198,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49533,
    "c": 0.09033,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4D41

secondary

#7AA8B1

accent

#BBCD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4D41

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

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