#996457#996457

#996457 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.072 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996457
RGB	rgb(153, 100, 87)
HSL	hsl(12, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 43%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 43.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, 19.81, 16.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 25.57, 39.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.0596 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.072 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4152, 16.5762, 11.1919)
Luminance	0.1658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996457 #578C99

analogous

#99576B #996457 #998557

triadic

#996457 #579964 #645799

tetradic

#996457 #6B9957 #578C99 #855799

square

#996457 #6B9957 #578C99 #855799

split-complementary

#996457 #579985 #576B99

monochromatic

#4B312B #724B41 #996457 #B3857A #C9A9A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#996457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#996457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996457

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996457	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)

#706B56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 100, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.072 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99086',
    500: '#996457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996457;
$custom-light: #b99086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.818,
    "s": 27.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5568,
    "c": 0.07221,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996457

secondary

#95B0B7

accent

#B1C464

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F6F0EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120C0B

muted

#817D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996457

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

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