#9C4E4B#9C4E4B
#9C4E4B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.105 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 35%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 52%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 51.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.80, 32.10, 16.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.80, 36.23, 27.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.92% 0.0958 0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.92% 0.105 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7059, 13.0266, 8.2372) |
| Luminance | 0.1303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.07
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.11
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.03
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 8.13
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E4B #4B999C
analogous
#9C4B71 #9C4E4B #9C764B
triadic
#9C4E4B #4B9C4E #4E4B9C
tetradic
#9C4E4B #719C4B #4B999C #764B9C
square
#9C4E4B #719C4B #4B999C #764B9C
split-complementary
#9C4E4B #4B9C76 #4B719C
monochromatic
#492523 #733937 #9C4E4B #B86F6C #CC9795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#9C4E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9C4E4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E4B
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E4B | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.61 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736B49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9424E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.105 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd817d',
500: '#9c4e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e4b; $custom-light: #bd817d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.222,
"s": 35.065,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51919,
"c": 0.10459,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.13025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E4B
secondary
#8AB7B8
accent
#C7CB5D
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#130A09
muted
#827C7B