#994D51#994D51

#994D51 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.102 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994D51
RGB	rgb(153, 77, 81)
HSL	hsl(357, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 47.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 32.07, 12.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 34.36, 21.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0966 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.102 18)
XYZ	xyz(17.2771, 12.6759, 9.3198)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994D51 #4D9995

analogous

#994D77 #994D51 #996F4D

triadic

#994D51 #51994D #4D5199

tetradic

#994D51 #77994D #4D9995 #6F4D99

square

#994D51 #77994D #4D9995 #6F4D99

split-complementary

#994D51 #4D996F #4D7799

monochromatic

#482426 #70393B #994D51 #B66D71 #CA9699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#994D51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#994D51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994D51

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994D51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994D51	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994d51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 77, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.102 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8181',
    500: '#994d51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994d51;
$custom-light: #ba8181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994d51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 33.043,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51466,
    "c": 0.10156,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.12674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994D51

secondary

#8BB7B4

accent

#C9C45F

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F7EEEE

border

#D0C9C9

text

#120A0A

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #994D51

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

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