#9C494B#9C494B

#9C494B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.111 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C494B
RGB	rgb(156, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(359, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 51.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 34.76, 15.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 38.01, 23.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1041 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.111 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3641, 12.3429, 8.1232)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C494B #499C9A

analogous

#9C4975 #9C494B #9C7049

triadic

#9C494B #4B9C49 #494B9C

tetradic

#9C494B #759C49 #499C9A #70499C

square

#9C494B #759C49 #499C9A #70499C

split-complementary

#9C494B #499C70 #49759C

monochromatic

#492223 #723537 #9C494B #B9696B #CC9394

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#9C494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#9C494B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C494B

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C494B	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C584B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706949

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.111 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7e7d',
    500: '#9c494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c494b;
$custom-light: #bd7e7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.554,
    "s": 36.245,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51125,
    "c": 0.11101,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C494B

secondary

#88B8B7

accent

#CCCA5C

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#130A09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C494B

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