#9C4E4E#9C4E4E
#9C4E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.104 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C4E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 33%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 50%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.87, 32.39, 15.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.87, 35.72, 24.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.99% 0.0971 0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.99% 0.104 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8111, 13.0686, 8.7908) |
| Luminance | 0.1307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.95
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.00
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.22
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.46
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 7.75
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C4E4E #4E9C9C
analogous
#9C4E75 #9C4E4E #9C754E
triadic
#9C4E4E #4E9C4E #4E4E9C
tetradic
#9C4E4E #759C4E #4E9C9C #754E9C
square
#9C4E4E #759C4E #4E9C9C #754E9C
split-complementary
#9C4E4E #4E9C75 #4E759C
monochromatic
#4A2525 #733A3A #9C4E4E #B77070 #CC9999
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#9C4E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9C4E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C4E4E
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C4E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C4E4E | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5B4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736B4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A9434F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c4e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.104 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd817f',
500: '#9c4e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c4e4e; $custom-light: #bd817f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c4e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51988,
"c": 0.10419,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.13067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C4E4E
secondary
#8DB8B8
accent
#C9C95E
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#120A0A
muted
#817C7C