#994E4E#994E4E
#994E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.100 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #994E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 49%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.42, 31.21, 14.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.42, 34.36, 24.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.56% 0.0937 0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.56% 0.1 21.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2375, 12.7729, 8.7639) |
| Luminance | 0.1277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.01
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.65
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.59
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 7.83
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 8.06
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#994E4E #4E9999
analogous
#994E73 #994E4E #99734E
triadic
#994E4E #4E994E #4E4E99
tetradic
#994E4E #73994E #4E9999 #734E99
square
#994E4E #73994E #4E9999 #734E99
split-complementary
#994E4E #4E9973 #4E7399
monochromatic
#482525 #703939 #994E4E #B56F6F #CA9797
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#994E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#994E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #994E4E
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##994E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##994E4E | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716A4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A6444F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #994e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.100 21.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba817f',
500: '#994e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #994e4e; $custom-light: #ba817f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#994e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51557,
"c": 0.10042,
"h": 21.1
},
"luminance": 0.12771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#994E4E
secondary
#8CB7B7
accent
#C9C95F
background
#FBF8F7
surface
#F7EFEE
border
#D0CAC9
text
#120A0A
muted
#817C7C