#9B4B4E#9B4B4E
#9B4B4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.107 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 75, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 35%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 52%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 49.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.08, 33.61, 13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.08, 36.39, 22.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.36% 0.101 0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.36% 0.107 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4100, 12.5526, 8.7123) |
| Luminance | 0.1255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 3.96
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.23
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.70
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 6.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.86
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4B4E #4B9B98
analogous
#9B4B76 #9B4B4E #9B704B
triadic
#9B4B4E #4E9B4B #4B4E9B
tetradic
#9B4B4E #769B4B #4B9B98 #704B9B
square
#9B4B4E #769B4B #4B9B98 #704B9B
split-complementary
#9B4B4E #4B9B70 #4B769B
monochromatic
#492324 #723739 #9B4B4E #B86C6E #CC9597
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#9B4B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#9B4B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4B4E
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4B4E | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D594E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716A4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8404D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 75, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.107 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7f7f',
500: '#9b4b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4b4e; $custom-light: #bc7f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 75,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.75,
"s": 34.783,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51362,
"c": 0.10692,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.12551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4B4E
secondary
#8AB8B6
accent
#CBC75D
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EEEE
border
#D1C9C9
text
#120A0A
muted
#817C7C