#995E53#995E53

#995E53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.080 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995E53
RGB	rgb(153, 94, 83)
HSL	hsl(9, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 45.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 22.79, 16.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 28.12, 35.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0683 0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.08 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7019, 15.4038, 10.1702)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995E53 #538E99

analogous

#99536B #995E53 #998153

triadic

#995E53 #53995E #5E5399

tetradic

#995E53 #6B9953 #538E99 #815399

square

#995E53 #6B9953 #538E99 #815399

split-complementary

#995E53 #539981 #536B99

monochromatic

#4A2D28 #71463D #995E53 #B47F75 #CAA49D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#995E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#995E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995E53

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995E53	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7252

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5565B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.080 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98c83',
    500: '#995e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995e53;
$custom-light: #b98c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.429,
    "s": 29.661,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54468,
    "c": 0.07985,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995E53

secondary

#91B1B7

accent

#B6C662

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0A

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #995E53

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

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