#9B4E4B#9B4E4B
#9B4E4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.103 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 35%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 52%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 51.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, 31.70, 16.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 35.77, 27.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.78% 0.0947 0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.78% 0.103 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5132, 12.9272, 8.2281) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.07
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.32
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.24
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 8.23
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4E4B #4B989B
analogous
#9B4B70 #9B4E4B #9B764B
triadic
#9B4E4B #4B9B4E #4E4B9B
tetradic
#9B4E4B #709B4B #4B989B #764B9B
square
#9B4E4B #709B4B #4B989B #764B9B
split-complementary
#9B4E4B #4B9B76 #4B709B
monochromatic
#492423 #723937 #9B4E4B #B86E6C #CC9795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#9B4E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#9B4E4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4E4B
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4E4B | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.59 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5B4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736B4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8434E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.103 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc817d',
500: '#9b4e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4e4b; $custom-light: #bc817d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.25,
"s": 34.783,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51775,
"c": 0.10333,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.12925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4E4B
secondary
#8AB6B8
accent
#C7CB5D
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#120A09
muted
#817C7B