#9C4E57#9C4E57

#9C4E57 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.104 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4E57
RGB	rgb(156, 78, 87)
HSL	hsl(353, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(353, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 44.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.07, 33.33, 9.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.07, 34.75, 16.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1008 0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.104 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1561, 13.2066, 10.6079)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4E57 #4E9C93

analogous

#9C4E7E #9C4E57 #9C6C4E

triadic

#9C4E57 #579C4E #4E579C

tetradic

#9C4E57 #7E9C4E #4E9C93 #6C4E9C

square

#9C4E57 #7E9C4E #4E9C93 #6C4E9C

split-complementary

#9C4E57 #4E9C6C #4E7E9C

monochromatic

#4A2529 #733A40 #9C4E57 #B77078 #CC999F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#9C4E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9C4E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4E57

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4E57	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94551

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 78, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.104 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8286',
    500: '#9c4e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4e57;
$custom-light: #bc8286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.077,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52212,
    "c": 0.10394,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4E57

secondary

#8DB8B3

accent

#C9BD5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4E57

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

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