#994B49#994B49

#994B49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.105 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994B49
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 73)
HSL	hsl(2, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51%, 52.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 32.35, 16.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 36.27, 26.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.0966 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.105 23)
XYZ	xyz(16.8568, 12.2873, 7.7860)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994B49 #499799

analogous

#99496F #994B49 #997349

triadic

#994B49 #49994B #4B4999

tetradic

#994B49 #6F9949 #499799 #734999

square

#994B49 #6F9949 #499799 #734999

split-complementary

#994B49 #499973 #496F99

monochromatic

#462221 #703735 #994B49 #B76A68 #CB9392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#994B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#994B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994B49

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994B49	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706847

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A63F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.105 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7f7b',
    500: '#994b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994b49;
$custom-light: #bb7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50952,
    "c": 0.10491,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.12285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994B49

secondary

#87B6B7

accent

#C9CB5C

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F7EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#120A09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994B49

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

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