#994D3B#994D3B

#994D3B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.106 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994D3B
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 59)
HSL	hsl(11, 44%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(11, 61%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 61.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 30.07, 25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 39.17, 39.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0874 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.106 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5815, 12.3977, 5.6566)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994D3B #3B8799

analogous

#993B58 #994D3B #997C3B

triadic

#994D3B #3B994D #4D3B99

tetradic

#994D3B #58993B #3B8799 #7C3B99

square

#994D3B #58993B #3B8799 #7C3B99

split-complementary

#994D3B #3B997C #3B5899

monochromatic

#412119 #6D372A #994D3B #BD6854 #CE8F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#994D3B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#994D3B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994D3B

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994D3B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994D3B	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605939

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73693A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994d3b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.106 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8071',
    500: '#994d3b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994d3b;
$custom-light: #bc8071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994d3b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.489,
    "s": 44.34,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51,
    "c": 0.10604,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994D3B

secondary

#78ACB8

accent

#BBD454

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEC

border

#D1C9C7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #994D3B

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

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