#9C495C#9C495C

#9C495C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.112 H 7.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C495C
RGB	rgb(156, 73, 92)
HSL	hsl(346, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 41%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 36.55, 5.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 36.96, 8.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1111 0.0145)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.112 7.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0257, 12.6076, 11.6073)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C495C #499C89

analogous

#9C4986 #9C495C #9C5F49

triadic

#9C495C #5C9C49 #495C9C

tetradic

#9C495C #869C49 #499C89 #5F499C

square

#9C495C #869C49 #499C89 #5F499C

split-complementary

#9C495C #499C5F #49869C

monochromatic

#49222B #723543 #9C495C #B9697C #CC93A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#9C495C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#9C495C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C495C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C495C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C495C	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595A5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6A5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c495c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 73, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.112 7.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7e8a',
    500: '#9c495c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c495c;
$custom-light: #bc7e8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c495c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.265,
    "s": 36.245,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51569,
    "c": 0.11199,
    "h": 7.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C495C

secondary

#88B8AD

accent

#CCB25C

background

#FCF7F8

surface

#F8EEF0

border

#D1C9CB

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C495C

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

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