#996157#996157

#996157 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.075 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996157
RGB	rgb(153, 97, 87)
HSL	hsl(9, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 43%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.6%, 43.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 21.53, 15.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 26.34, 35.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.0648 0.0384)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.075 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1328, 16.0113, 11.0978)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996157 #578F99

analogous

#99576E #996157 #998257

triadic

#996157 #579961 #615799

tetradic

#996157 #6E9957 #578F99 #825799

square

#996157 #6E9957 #578F99 #825799

split-complementary

#996157 #579982 #576E99

monochromatic

#4B302B #724841 #996157 #B3837A #C9A7A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#996157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#996157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996157

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996157	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A4595E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 97, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.075 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98e86',
    500: '#996157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996157;
$custom-light: #b98e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.091,
    "s": 27.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55116,
    "c": 0.0753,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996157

secondary

#95B2B7

accent

#B5C464

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996157

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

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