#994E36#994E36

#994E36 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.107 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E36
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(15, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 65%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 64.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 29.16, 28.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 40.57, 44.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.0838 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.107 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5285, 12.4893, 5.0296)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E36 #368199

analogous

#993650 #994E36 #997F36

triadic

#994E36 #36994E #4E3699

tetradic

#994E36 #509936 #368199 #7F3699

square

#994E36 #509936 #368199 #7F3699

split-complementary

#994E36 #36997F #365099

monochromatic

#3F2016 #6C3726 #994E36 #C0684C #D08E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#994E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#994E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E36

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E36	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.107 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc816d',
    500: '#994e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e36;
$custom-light: #bc816d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.545,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51083,
    "c": 0.10687,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E36

secondary

#72A8B9

accent

#B7D750

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E36

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

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