#9B5155#9B5155

#9B5155 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.098 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5155
RGB	rgb(155, 81, 85)
HSL	hsl(357, 31%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(357, 48%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.7%, 45.2%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.52, 31.10, 11.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.52, 33.21, 20.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.0938 0.0298)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.098 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1008, 13.5111, 10.2472)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5155 #519B97

analogous

#9B517A #9B5155 #9B7251

triadic

#9B5155 #559B51 #51559B

tetradic

#9B5155 #7A9B51 #519B97 #72519B

square

#9B5155 #7A9B51 #519B97 #72519B

split-complementary

#9B5155 #519B72 #517A9B

monochromatic

#4B2729 #733C3F #9B5155 #B67377 #CB9B9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9B5155 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9B5155 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B5155

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5155	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B5155	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736D54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74853

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5155;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 81, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.098 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8384',
    500: '#9b5155',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5155;
$custom-light: #bc8384;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5155",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.757,
    "s": 31.356,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52508,
    "c": 0.09843,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5155

secondary

#90B8B6

accent

#C8C260

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5155

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

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