#8E4E4A#8E4E4A

#8E4E4A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.087 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E4A
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 74)
HSL	hsl(4, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(4, 48%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 47.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 26.38, 14.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 29.99, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.0791 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.087 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1167, 11.6954, 7.9386)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E4A #4A8A8E

analogous

#8E4A68 #8E4E4A #8E704A

triadic

#8E4E4A #4A8E4E #4E4A8E

tetradic

#8E4E4A #688E4A #4A8A8E #704A8E

square

#8E4E4A #688E4A #4A8A8E #704A8E

split-complementary

#8E4E4A #4A8E70 #4A688E

monochromatic

#3E2220 #663835 #8E4E4A #AF6A66 #C4918E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8E4E4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E4E4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E4A

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E4A	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5849

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6549

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A454D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.087 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2817c',
    500: '#8e4e4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e4a;
$custom-light: #b2817c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.529,
    "s": 31.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49909,
    "c": 0.08687,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E4A

secondary

#84AEB0

accent

#C2C860

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E4A

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

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