#9C4428#9C4428

#9C4428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.125 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4428
RGB	rgb(156, 68, 40)
HSL	hsl(14, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(14, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 34.87, 34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 48.84, 44.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0984 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.125 38)
XYZ	xyz(16.1620, 11.3575, 3.3482)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4428 #28809C

analogous

#9C2846 #9C4428 #9C7E28

triadic

#9C4428 #289C44 #44289C

tetradic

#9C4428 #469C28 #28809C #7E289C

square

#9C4428 #469C28 #28809C #7E289C

split-complementary

#9C4428 #289C7E #28469C

monochromatic

#3B1A0F #6B2F1C #9C4428 #CB5A36 #D88267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#9C4428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9C4428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4428

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4428	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB313E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 68, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.125 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07a63',
    500: '#9c4428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4428;
$custom-light: #c07a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.483,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49743,
    "c": 0.12488,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.11355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4428

secondary

#62A8BE

accent

#BCE245

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EEEA

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4428

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

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