#9C4E48#9C4E48
#9C4E48 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.105 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 37%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 54%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 53.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.74, 31.82, 18.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.74, 36.83, 30.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.85% 0.0946 0.0459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.85% 0.105 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6057, 12.9865, 7.7091) |
| Luminance | 0.1298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.82
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.21
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E48 #48969C
analogous
#9C486C #9C4E48 #9C7848
triadic
#9C4E48 #489C4E #4E489C
tetradic
#9C4E48 #6C9C48 #48969C #78489C
square
#9C4E48 #6C9C48 #48969C #78489C
split-complementary
#9C4E48 #489C78 #486C9C
monochromatic
#482421 #723935 #9C4E48 #B96E68 #CD9692
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#9C4E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#9C4E48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E48
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E48 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.60 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736B47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA424D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.105 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd817b',
500: '#9c4e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e48; $custom-light: #bd817b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.286,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51854,
"c": 0.1051,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.12985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E48
secondary
#87B5B8
accent
#C5CD5B
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFED
border
#D1CAC8
text
#130A09
muted
#827C7B