#994E37#994E37

#994E37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.106 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E37
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 55)
HSL	hsl(14, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 64.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 29.23, 27.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 40.23, 43.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.0842 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.106 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.5522, 12.4988, 5.1545)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E37 #378299

analogous

#993751 #994E37 #997F37

triadic

#994E37 #37994E #4E3799

tetradic

#994E37 #519937 #378299 #7F3799

square

#994E37 #519937 #378299 #7F3799

split-complementary

#994E37 #37997F #375199

monochromatic

#3F2017 #6C3727 #994E37 #BF684E #D08F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#994E37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#994E37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E37

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E37	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)

#625935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.106 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc816e',
    500: '#994e37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e37;
$custom-light: #bc816e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.082,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51099,
    "c": 0.10648,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E37

secondary

#73A8B9

accent

#B7D751

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEC

border

#D1C9C7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E37

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

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