#9B555C#9B555C

#9B555C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.093 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B555C
RGB	rgb(155, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(354, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 40.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 29.70, 8.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 30.99, 16.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.0899 0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.093 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6988, 14.2400, 11.8869)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B555C #559B94

analogous

#9B557F #9B555C #9B7155

triadic

#9B555C #5C9B55 #555C9B

tetradic

#9B555C #7F9B55 #559B94 #71559B

square

#9B555C #7F9B55 #559B94 #71559B

split-complementary

#9B555C #559B71 #557F9B

monochromatic

#4C2A2D #733F45 #9B555C #B5787E #CBA0A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9B555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9B555C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B555C

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B555C	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746F5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.093 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb868a',
    500: '#9b555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b555c;
$custom-light: #bb868a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53363,
    "c": 0.09281,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B555C

secondary

#94B8B4

accent

#C5BC62

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFF0

border

#D0CACB

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B555C

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

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