#8E4E4E#8E4E4E

#8E4E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.086 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E4E
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 45.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 26.82, 11.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 29.35, 23.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.0808 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.086 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2557, 11.7510, 8.6710)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E4E #4E8E8E

analogous

#8E4E6E #8E4E4E #8E6E4E

triadic

#8E4E4E #4E8E4E #4E4E8E

tetradic

#8E4E4E #6E8E4E #4E8E8E #6E4E8E

square

#8E4E4E #6E8E4E #4E8E8E #6E4E8E

split-complementary

#8E4E4E #4E8E6E #4E6E8E

monochromatic

#3F2323 #663838 #8E4E4E #AE6B6B #C49393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8E4E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8E4E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E4E

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E4E	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)

#5B584E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B654D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99464E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.086 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2817f',
    500: '#8e4e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e4e;
$custom-light: #b2817f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50007,
    "c": 0.08632,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E4E

secondary

#88B0B0

accent

#C5C562

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#110A0A

muted

#807C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E4E

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

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