#9C4E3A#9C4E3A

#9C4E3A is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.109 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E3A
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 58)
HSL	hsl(12, 46%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 63%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 62.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 30.67, 26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 40.60, 40.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.0888 0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.109 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1998, 12.8241, 5.5717)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E3A #3A889C

analogous

#9C3A57 #9C4E3A #9C7F3A

triadic

#9C4E3A #3A9C4E #4E3A9C

tetradic

#9C4E3A #579C3A #3A889C #7F3A9C

square

#9C4E3A #579C3A #3A889C #7F3A9C

split-complementary

#9C4E3A #3A9C7F #3A579C

monochromatic

#432119 #6F3829 #9C4E3A #BF6A54 #D09180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#9C4E3A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9C4E3A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E3A

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E3A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E3A	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA4049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e3a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.109 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8170',
    500: '#9c4e3a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e3a;
$custom-light: #be8170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e3a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.245,
    "s": 45.794,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51587,
    "c": 0.109,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E3A

secondary

#78ACBA

accent

#BBD552

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E3A

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

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