#994B59#994B59

#994B59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.105 H 10.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994B59
RGB	rgb(153, 75, 89)
HSL	hsl(349, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51%, 41.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 34.03, 7.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 34.76, 11.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1032 0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.105 10.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4571, 12.5275, 10.9479)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994B59 #4B998B

analogous

#994B80 #994B59 #99644B

triadic

#994B59 #59994B #4B5999

tetradic

#994B59 #80994B #4B998B #644B99

square

#994B59 #80994B #4B998B #644B99

split-complementary

#994B59 #4B9964 #4B8099

monochromatic

#472329 #703741 #994B59 #B66B78 #CB949E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#994B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#994B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994B59

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994B59	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6957

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A54250

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 75, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.105 10.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7f87',
    500: '#994b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994b59;
$custom-light: #ba7f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.231,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51357,
    "c": 0.10487,
    "h": 10.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994B59

secondary

#89B7AE

accent

#CAB75E

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F7EEEF

border

#D0C9CA

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #994B59

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

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