#9B4E53#9B4E53

#9B4E53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.103 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4E53
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 83)
HSL	hsl(356, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 46.5%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.83, 32.51, 11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.83, 34.63, 20.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.098 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.103 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8044, 13.0437, 9.7620)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4E53 #4E9B96

analogous

#9B4E79 #9B4E53 #9B6F4E

triadic

#9B4E53 #539B4E #4E539B

tetradic

#9B4E53 #799B4E #4E9B96 #6F4E9B

square

#9B4E53 #799B4E #4E9B96 #6F4E9B

split-complementary

#9B4E53 #4E9B6F #4E799B

monochromatic

#4A2527 #723A3D #9B4E53 #B76F74 #CB989B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#9B4E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#9B4E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4E53

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4E53	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716B51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84450

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.103 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8183',
    500: '#9b4e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4e53;
$custom-light: #bc8183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.104,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51966,
    "c": 0.10264,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4E53

secondary

#8DB8B5

accent

#C9C25F

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#120A0A

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

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