#9C4E46#9C4E46

#9C4E46 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.106 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E46
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 70)
HSL	hsl(6, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(6, 55%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 55.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 31.64, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 37.27, 31.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.0937 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.106 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5415, 12.9608, 7.3711)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E46 #46949C

analogous

#9C4669 #9C4E46 #9C7946

triadic

#9C4E46 #469C4E #4E469C

tetradic

#9C4E46 #699C46 #46949C #79469C

square

#9C4E46 #699C46 #46949C #79469C

split-complementary

#9C4E46 #469C79 #46699C

monochromatic

#482420 #723933 #9C4E46 #BA6D65 #CD958F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#9C4E46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#9C4E46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E46

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E46	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.106 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8179',
    500: '#9c4e46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e46;
$custom-light: #bd8179;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.581,
    "s": 38.053,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51812,
    "c": 0.10552,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E46

secondary

#85B4B8

accent

#C3CE5A

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFED

border

#D1CAC8

text

#130A09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E46

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

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