#9C4E55#9C4E55

#9C4E55 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.104 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E55
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(355, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 45.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, 33.12, 10.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 34.89, 18.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1 0.0282)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.104 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0755, 13.1744, 10.1836)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E55 #4E9C95

analogous

#9C4E7C #9C4E55 #9C6E4E

triadic

#9C4E55 #559C4E #4E559C

tetradic

#9C4E55 #7C9C4E #4E9C95 #6E4E9C

square

#9C4E55 #7C9C4E #4E9C95 #6E4E9C

split-complementary

#9C4E55 #4E9C6E #4E7C9C

monochromatic

#4A2529 #733A3F #9C4E55 #B77076 #CC999D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#9C4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#9C4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E55

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E55	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.104 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8184',
    500: '#9c4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e55;
$custom-light: #bc8184;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.615,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5216,
    "c": 0.10388,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E55

secondary

#8DB8B5

accent

#C9C05E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E55

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