#8E4E4D#8E4E4D

#8E4E4D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.086 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E4D
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 77)
HSL	hsl(1, 30%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 46%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 45.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 26.71, 12.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 29.49, 25.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% 0.0804 0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.086 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2202, 11.7368, 8.4836)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E4D #4D8D8E

analogous

#8E4D6C #8E4E4D #8E6E4D

triadic

#8E4E4D #4D8E4E #4E4D8E

tetradic

#8E4E4D #6C8E4D #4D8D8E #6E4D8E

square

#8E4E4D #6C8E4D #4D8D8E #6E4D8E

split-complementary

#8E4E4D #4D8E6E #4D6C8E

monochromatic

#3F2222 #663837 #8E4E4D #AE6B6A #C49292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E4E4D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E4E4D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E4D

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E4D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E4D	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C584D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99464E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e4d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.086 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2817e',
    500: '#8e4e4d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e4d;
$custom-light: #b2817e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e4d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.923,
    "s": 29.68,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49982,
    "c": 0.08643,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E4D

secondary

#87AFB0

accent

#C4C662

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E4D

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

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