#8E4E4B#8E4E4B

#8E4E4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.087 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E4B
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 75)
HSL	hsl(3, 31%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 47%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 47.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 26.49, 13.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 29.81, 27.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.0795 0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.087 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1506, 11.7090, 8.1174)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E4B #4B8B8E

analogous

#8E4B69 #8E4E4B #8E704B

triadic

#8E4E4B #4B8E4E #4E4B8E

tetradic

#8E4E4B #698E4B #4B8B8E #704B8E

square

#8E4E4B #698E4B #4B8B8E #704B8E

split-complementary

#8E4E4B #4B8E70 #4B698E

monochromatic

#3E2221 #663836 #8E4E4B #AF6B67 #C4928F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8E4E4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E4E4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E4B

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E4B	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C584A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C654A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A454E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.087 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2817d',
    500: '#8e4e4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e4b;
$custom-light: #b2817d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.687,
    "s": 30.876,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49933,
    "c": 0.08671,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E4B

secondary

#85AEB0

accent

#C2C761

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A09

muted

#807C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E4B

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

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