#9C4E38#9C4E38

#9C4E38 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.110 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E38
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 64%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 30.53, 27.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 41.25, 42.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.088 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.11 36.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1499, 12.8042, 5.3089)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E38 #38869C

analogous

#9C3854 #9C4E38 #9C8038

triadic

#9C4E38 #389C4E #4E389C

tetradic

#9C4E38 #549C38 #38869C #80389C

square

#9C4E38 #549C38 #38869C #80389C

split-complementary

#9C4E38 #389C80 #38549C

monochromatic

#422118 #6F3728 #9C4E38 #C06951 #D1907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9C4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9C4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E38

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E38	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)

#625A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA4049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.110 36.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be816f',
    500: '#9c4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e38;
$custom-light: #be816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.2,
    "s": 47.17,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51554,
    "c": 0.10972,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E38

secondary

#76ABBA

accent

#B9D751

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E38

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

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