#9B4E37#9B4E37
#9B4E37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.109 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 48%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 65%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 64.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.30, 30.05, 28.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.30, 41.13, 43.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.39% 0.0865 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.39% 0.109 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9330, 12.6951, 5.1724) |
| Luminance | 0.1269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.52
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.11
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.99
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 8.06
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4E37 #37849B
analogous
#9B3752 #9B4E37 #9B8037
triadic
#9B4E37 #379B4E #4E379B
tetradic
#9B4E37 #529B37 #37849B #80379B
square
#9B4E37 #529B37 #37849B #80379B
split-complementary
#9B4E37 #379B80 #37529B
monochromatic
#412117 #6E3727 #9B4E37 #C0694F #D08F7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#9B4E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9B4E37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4E37
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4E37 | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756A36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A94049
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.109 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd816e',
500: '#9b4e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4e37; $custom-light: #bd816e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.8,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51391,
"c": 0.10888,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.12693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4E37
secondary
#74AABA
accent
#B8D751
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEC
border
#D1C9C7
text
#130A07
muted
#827C7A