#994E52#994E52

#994E52 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.100 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994E52
RGB	rgb(153, 78, 82)
HSL	hsl(357, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49%, 46.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 31.63, 12.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 33.85, 20.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.0953 0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.1 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3853, 12.8320, 9.5422)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994E52 #4E9995

analogous

#994E77 #994E52 #996F4E

triadic

#994E52 #52994E #4E5299

tetradic

#994E52 #77994E #4E9995 #6F4E99

square

#994E52 #77994E #4E9995 #6F4E99

split-complementary

#994E52 #4E996F #4E7799

monochromatic

#482527 #70393C #994E52 #B56F73 #CA979A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#994E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#994E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994E52

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994E52	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5B52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706A51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 78, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.100 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8182',
    500: '#994e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994e52;
$custom-light: #ba8182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.8,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51655,
    "c": 0.10015,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994E52

secondary

#8CB7B4

accent

#C9C35F

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7EFEE

border

#D0CAC9

text

#120A0A

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #994E52

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

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