#9B555E#9B555E

#9B555E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.093 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B555E
RGB	rgb(155, 85, 94)
HSL	hsl(352, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(352, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 39.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 29.94, 7.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 30.92, 14.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.0907 0.0201)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.093 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7874, 14.2754, 12.3535)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B555E #559B92

analogous

#9B5581 #9B555E #9B6F55

triadic

#9B555E #5E9B55 #555E9B

tetradic

#9B555E #819B55 #559B92 #6F559B

square

#9B555E #819B55 #559B92 #6F559B

split-complementary

#9B555E #559B6F #55819B

monochromatic

#4C2A2E #733F46 #9B555E #B57880 #CBA0A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9B555E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9B555E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B555E

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B555E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B555E	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)

#62615E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746F5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A74E58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b555e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 85, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.093 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb868b',
    500: '#9b555e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b555e;
$custom-light: #bb868b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b555e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.286,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53418,
    "c": 0.09294,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B555E

secondary

#94B8B3

accent

#C5B962

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFF0

border

#D0CACB

text

#120B0C

muted

#817C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B555E

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

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