#997374#997374

#997374 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.048 H 16.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997374
RGB	rgb(153, 115, 116)
HSL	hsl(358, 16%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 24.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.17, 15.10, 5.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.17, 16.00, 19.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% 0.046 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.048 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4203, 20.2958, 19.2561)
Luminance	0.2029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997374 #739998

analogous

#997387 #997374 #998573

triadic

#997374 #749973 #737499

tetradic

#997374 #879973 #739998 #857399

square

#997374 #879973 #739998 #857399

split-complementary

#997374 #739985 #738799

monochromatic

#543D3E #785758 #997374 #B39697 #CDBABA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#997374 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#997374 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997374

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997374	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997374	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7874

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827F73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997374;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 115, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.048 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b89b9c',
    500: '#997374',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997374;
$custom-light: #b89b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997374",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.421,
    "s": 15.702,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59342,
    "c": 0.04811,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997374

secondary

#ACBCBC

accent

#B8B76F

background

#FBF9F9

surface

#F6F2F2

border

#D0CCCC

text

#110E0E

muted

#807E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #997374

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

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