#8E4E44#8E4E44

#8E4E44 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.088 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E44
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 68)
HSL	hsl(8, 35%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(8, 52%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 52.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 25.77, 17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 31.29, 34.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0765 0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.088 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9241, 11.6184, 6.9243)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E44 #44848E

analogous

#8E445F #8E4E44 #8E7344

triadic

#8E4E44 #448E4E #4E448E

tetradic

#8E4E44 #5F8E44 #44848E #73448E

square

#8E4E44 #5F8E44 #44848E #73448E

split-complementary

#8E4E44 #448E73 #445F8E

monochromatic

#3B211C #653730 #8E4E44 #B2695E #C58F87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8E4E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E4E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E44

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E44	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A444C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.088 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b28078',
    500: '#8e4e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e44;
$custom-light: #b28078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.108,
    "s": 35.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49773,
    "c": 0.08829,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E44

secondary

#7DAAB1

accent

#BCCB5D

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110A08

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E44

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

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