#996456#996456

#996456 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.073 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996456
RGB	rgb(153, 100, 86)
HSL	hsl(13, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 43.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.70, 19.69, 16.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.70, 25.85, 40.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0591 0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.073 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3747, 16.5600, 10.9783)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996456 #568B99

analogous

#99566A #996456 #998656

triadic

#996456 #569964 #645699

tetradic

#996456 #6A9956 #568B99 #865699

square

#996456 #6A9956 #568B99 #865699

split-complementary

#996456 #569986 #566A99

monochromatic

#4B312A #724A40 #996456 #B48579 #CAA9A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#996456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#996456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996456

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996456	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7555

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 100, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.073 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99085',
    500: '#996456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996456;
$custom-light: #b99085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.537,
    "s": 28.033,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55657,
    "c": 0.07262,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996456

secondary

#94B0B7

accent

#B0C463

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996456

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

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