#994A37#994A37

#994A37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.110 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994A37
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 55)
HSL	hsl(12, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 64.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 31.40, 26.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 41.14, 40.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.0908 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.11 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2766, 11.9476, 5.0627)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994A37 #378699

analogous

#993755 #994A37 #997B37

triadic

#994A37 #37994A #4A3799

tetradic

#994A37 #559937 #378699 #7B3799

square

#994A37 #559937 #378699 #7B3799

split-complementary

#994A37 #37997B #375599

monochromatic

#3F1E17 #6C3427 #994A37 #BF644E #D08B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#994A37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#994A37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994A37

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994A37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994A37	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726835

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A73B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994a37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.110 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7e6e',
    500: '#994a37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994a37;
$custom-light: #bc7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994a37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.633,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50439,
    "c": 0.11049,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994A37

secondary

#73ABB9

accent

#BDD751

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEC

border

#D1C9C7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #994A37

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

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