#9C5259#9C5259

#9C5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.098 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5259
RGB	rgb(156, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(354, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.4%, 42.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 31.39, 9.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 32.91, 17.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.0949 0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.098 15)
XYZ	xyz(18.5318, 13.8255, 11.1419)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5259 #529C95

analogous

#9C527E #9C5259 #9C7052

triadic

#9C5259 #599C52 #52599C

tetradic

#9C5259 #7E9C52 #529C95 #70529C

square

#9C5259 #7E9C52 #529C95 #70529C

split-complementary

#9C5259 #529C70 #527E9C

monochromatic

#4C282B #743D42 #9C5259 #B6757B #CB9DA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9C5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9C5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5259

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5259	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736E58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A84955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.098 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8487',
    500: '#9c5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5259;
$custom-light: #bc8487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.324,
    "s": 31.092,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52917,
    "c": 0.09829,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.13824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5259

secondary

#91B9B5

accent

#C7BE61

background

#FBF8F8

surface

#F7EFEF

border

#D0CACA

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5259

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

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