#9B4E39#9B4E39

#9B4E39 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.108 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4E39
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 57)
HSL	hsl(13, 46%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 63%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 63.2%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 30.19, 26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 40.47, 41.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.0873 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.108 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9819, 12.7147, 5.4300)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4E39 #39869B

analogous

#9B3955 #9B4E39 #9B7F39

triadic

#9B4E39 #399B4E #4E399B

tetradic

#9B4E39 #559B39 #39869B #7F399B

square

#9B4E39 #559B39 #39869B #7F399B

split-complementary

#9B4E39 #399B7F #39559B

monochromatic

#422118 #6E3729 #9B4E39 #BF6952 #D0907F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#9B4E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#9B4E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4E39

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4E39	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)

#625A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.108 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8170',
    500: '#9b4e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4e39;
$custom-light: #bd8170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 46.226,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51424,
    "c": 0.10815,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4E39

secondary

#77ABB9

accent

#BAD652

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4E39

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

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