#8E4E41#8E4E41

#8E4E41 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.089 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E41
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 65)
HSL	hsl(10, 37%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(10, 54%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 54.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 25.48, 19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 32.09, 37.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.0753 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.089 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8349, 11.5827, 6.4544)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E41 #41818E

analogous

#8E415A #8E4E41 #8E7441

triadic

#8E4E41 #418E4E #4E418E

tetradic

#8E4E41 #5A8E41 #41818E #74418E

square

#8E4E41 #5A8E41 #41818E #74418E

split-complementary

#8E4E41 #418E74 #415A8E

monochromatic

#3A201B #64372E #8E4E41 #B36859 #C68E83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8E4E41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E4E41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E41

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E41	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A444B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.089 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28075',
    500: '#8e4e41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e41;
$custom-light: #b28075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.13,
    "s": 37.198,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4971,
    "c": 0.08922,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E41

secondary

#7AA8B1

accent

#BACD5B

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E41

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

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