#9B503B#9B503B

#9B503B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.105 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B503B
RGB	rgb(155, 80, 59)
HSL	hsl(13, 45%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 62%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.4%, 61.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.80, 29.24, 26.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.80, 39.37, 42.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.0847 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.105 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1770, 13.0235, 5.7460)
Luminance	0.1302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B503B #3B869B

analogous

#9B3B56 #9B503B #9B803B

triadic

#9B503B #3B9B50 #503B9B

tetradic

#9B503B #569B3B #3B869B #803B9B

square

#9B503B #569B3B #3B869B #803B9B

split-complementary

#9B503B #3B9B80 #3B569B

monochromatic

#422219 #6F392A #9B503B #BE6C55 #CF9281

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#9B503B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#9B503B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B503B

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B503B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B503B	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9434B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b503b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 80, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.105 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8271',
    500: '#9b503b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b503b;
$custom-light: #bd8271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b503b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.125,
    "s": 44.86,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51791,
    "c": 0.10543,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B503B

secondary

#79ABB9

accent

#B8D553

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B503B

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

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