#994E49#994E49

#994E49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.101 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E49
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(4, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 52.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 30.72, 17.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 35.25, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0916 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.101 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0651, 12.7039, 7.8554)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E49 #499499

analogous

#99496C #994E49 #997649

triadic

#994E49 #49994E #4E4999

tetradic

#994E49 #6C9949 #499499 #764999

square

#994E49 #6C9949 #499499 #764999

split-complementary

#994E49 #499976 #496C99

monochromatic

#462421 #703935 #994E49 #B76D68 #CB9592

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#994E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#994E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E49

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E49	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5A48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.101 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb817b',
    500: '#994e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e49;
$custom-light: #bb817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51442,
    "c": 0.10114,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E49

secondary

#87B4B7

accent

#C4CB5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#120A09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E49

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

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