#994E4B#994E4B

#994E4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.101 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E4B
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 75)
HSL	hsl(2, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 51%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 30.91, 16.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 34.86, 27.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.0924 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.101 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1324, 12.7309, 8.2103)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E4B #4B9699

analogous

#994B6F #994E4B #99754B

triadic

#994E4B #4B994E #4E4B99

tetradic

#994E4B #6F994B #4B9699 #754B99

square

#994E4B #6F994B #4B9699 #754B99

split-complementary

#994E4B #4B9975 #4B6F99

monochromatic

#472423 #703937 #994E4B #B66E6B #CB9694

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#994E4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#994E4B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E4B

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E4B	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5A4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716A4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.101 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb817d',
    500: '#994e4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e4b;
$custom-light: #bb817d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.308,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51487,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E4B

secondary

#89B5B7

accent

#C6CA5E

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#120A09

muted

#817C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E4B

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

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