#9C4E35#9C4E35

#9C4E35 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.111 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E35
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 53)
HSL	hsl(15, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 66%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 66%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 30.32, 29.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 42.25, 44.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.0869 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.111 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0788, 12.7757, 4.9340)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E35 #35839C

analogous

#9C354F #9C4E35 #9C8135

triadic

#9C4E35 #359C4E #4E359C

tetradic

#9C4E35 #4F9C35 #35839C #81359C

square

#9C4E35 #4F9C35 #35839C #81359C

split-complementary

#9C4E35 #359C81 #354F9C

monochromatic

#412016 #6E3725 #9C4E35 #C2694C #D28F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#9C4E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9C4E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E35

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E35	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.111 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be816d',
    500: '#9c4e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e35;
$custom-light: #be816d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.563,
    "s": 49.282,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51507,
    "c": 0.11083,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E35

secondary

#72A9BA

accent

#B7D94F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E35

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

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