#996259#996259

#996259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.074 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996259
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 89)
HSL	hsl(8, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 41.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 21.19, 14.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 25.61, 34.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.0639 0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.074 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3086, 16.2304, 11.5651)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996259 #599099

analogous

#995970 #996259 #998259

triadic

#996259 #599962 #625999

tetradic

#996259 #709959 #599099 #825999

square

#996259 #709959 #599099 #825999

split-complementary

#996259 #599982 #597099

monochromatic

#4C302C #724942 #996259 #B3847C #C9A8A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#996259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#996259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996259

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996259	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7458

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.074 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98f88',
    500: '#996259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996259;
$custom-light: #b98f88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.438,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5535,
    "c": 0.07359,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996259

secondary

#97B3B7

accent

#B6C365

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996259

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

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