#9C4E36#9C4E36

#9C4E36 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.110 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E36
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 49%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 65%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 65.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 30.39, 28.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 41.91, 43.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.0872 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.11 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1020, 12.7850, 5.0564)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E36 #36849C

analogous

#9C3651 #9C4E36 #9C8136

triadic

#9C4E36 #369C4E #4E369C

tetradic

#9C4E36 #519C36 #36849C #81369C

square

#9C4E36 #519C36 #36849C #81369C

split-complementary

#9C4E36 #369C81 #36519C

monochromatic

#412117 #6F3726 #9C4E36 #C2694E #D18F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9C4E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9C4E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E36

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E36	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.110 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be816d',
    500: '#9c4e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e36;
$custom-light: #be816d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51522,
    "c": 0.11045,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E36

secondary

#74AABA

accent

#B8D850

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E36

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

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