#994A49#994A49

#994A49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.106 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994A49
RGB	rgb(153, 74, 73)
HSL	hsl(1, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 52.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 32.88, 16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 36.63, 26.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.0983 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.106 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.7895, 12.1527, 7.7636)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994A49 #499899

analogous

#994970 #994A49 #997249

triadic

#994A49 #49994A #4A4999

tetradic

#994A49 #709949 #499899 #724999

square

#994A49 #709949 #499899 #724999

split-complementary

#994A49 #499972 #497099

monochromatic

#462221 #703635 #994A49 #B76968 #CB9292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#994A49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#994A49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994A49

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994A49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994A49	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706847

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A63E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994a49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 74, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.106 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7f7b',
    500: '#994a49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994a49;
$custom-light: #bb7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994a49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50792,
    "c": 0.1062,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994A49

secondary

#87B6B7

accent

#CACB5C

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#120A09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994A49

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →