#9C453D#9C453D

#9C453D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.118 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C453D
RGB	rgb(156, 69, 61)
HSL	hsl(5, 44%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 60.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 35.66, 22.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 42.17, 32.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.1048 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.118 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6822, 11.6631, 5.7867)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C453D #3D949C

analogous

#9C3D64 #9C453D #9C753D

triadic

#9C453D #3D9C45 #453D9C

tetradic

#9C453D #649C3D #3D949C #753D9C

square

#9C453D #649C3D #3D949C #753D9C

split-complementary

#9C453D #3D9C75 #3D649C

monochromatic

#441E1B #70322C #9C453D #BE6158 #CF8B84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#9C453D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#9C453D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C453D

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C453D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C453D	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B543C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70673B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c453d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 69, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.118 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7b72',
    500: '#9c453d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c453d;
$custom-light: #be7b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c453d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.053,
    "s": 43.779,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50219,
    "c": 0.11804,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C453D

secondary

#7CB4B9

accent

#C9D454

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEC

border

#D1C9C7

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C453D

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

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