#9B4E59#9B4E59

#9B4E59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.103 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4E59
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(351, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 42.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 33.18, 8.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 34.23, 14.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1005 0.0219)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.103 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0462, 13.1404, 11.0352)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4E59 #4E9B90

analogous

#9B4E7F #9B4E59 #9B694E

triadic

#9B4E59 #599B4E #4E599B

tetradic

#9B4E59 #7F9B4E #4E9B90 #694E9B

square

#9B4E59 #7F9B4E #4E9B90 #694E9B

split-complementary

#9B4E59 #4E9B69 #4E7F9B

monochromatic

#4A252A #723A42 #9B4E59 #B76F7A #CB989F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#9B4E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#9B4E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4E59

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4E59	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.103 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8187',
    500: '#9b4e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4e59;
$custom-light: #bc8187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52123,
    "c": 0.10285,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4E59

secondary

#8DB8B2

accent

#C9BA5F

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4E59

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

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