#9B4D4E#9B4D4E
#9B4D4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.104 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 77, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 34%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 49.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.50, 32.54, 14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.50, 35.64, 24.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.68% 0.0976 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.68% 0.104 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5478, 12.8282, 8.7582) |
| Luminance | 0.1283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.61
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.19
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.10
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 7.41
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.70
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 9.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4D4E #4D9B9A
analogous
#9B4D75 #9B4D4E #9B734D
triadic
#9B4D4E #4E9B4D #4D4E9B
tetradic
#9B4D4E #759B4D #4D9B9A #734D9B
square
#9B4D4E #759B4D #4D9B9A #734D9B
split-complementary
#9B4D4E #4D9B73 #4D759B
monochromatic
#492425 #723939 #9B4D4E #B76E6F #CB9798
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#9B4D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#9B4D4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4D4E
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4D4E | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.57 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5B4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726A4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8424E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 77, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.104 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc817f',
500: '#9b4d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4d4e; $custom-light: #bc817f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 77,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.231,
"s": 33.621,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51682,
"c": 0.10426,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.12826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4D4E
secondary
#8CB8B7
accent
#CAC85E
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EEEE
border
#D1C9C9
text
#120A0A
muted
#817C7C