#9B555D#9B555D

#9B555D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.093 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B555D
RGB	rgb(155, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(353, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(353, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 40%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 29.82, 8.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 30.95, 15.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.0903 0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.093 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7428, 14.2576, 12.1187)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B555D #559B93

analogous

#9B5580 #9B555D #9B7055

triadic

#9B555D #5D9B55 #555D9B

tetradic

#9B555D #809B55 #559B93 #70559B

square

#9B555D #809B55 #559B93 #70559B

split-complementary

#9B555D #559B70 #55809B

monochromatic

#4C2A2E #733F45 #9B555D #B5787F #CBA0A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9B555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9B555D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B555D

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B555D	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746F5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74D58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.093 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb868a',
    500: '#9b555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b555d;
$custom-light: #bb868a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.143,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5339,
    "c": 0.09287,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B555D

secondary

#94B8B4

accent

#C5BA62

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFF0

border

#D0CACB

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B555D

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

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