#9C5352#9C5352

#9C5352 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.097 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C5352
RGB	rgb(156, 83, 82)
HSL	hsl(1, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(1, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 47.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, 30.07, 14.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 33.26, 25.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.0903 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.097 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3277, 13.8654, 9.6921)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C5352 #529B9C

analogous

#9C5276 #9C5352 #9C7852

triadic

#9C5352 #529C53 #53529C

tetradic

#9C5352 #769C52 #529B9C #78529C

square

#9C5352 #769C52 #529B9C #78529C

split-complementary

#9C5352 #529C78 #52769C

monochromatic

#4C2828 #743E3D #9C5352 #B67675 #CB9E9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9C5352 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9C5352 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C5352

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C5352	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C5352	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94953

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c5352;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 83, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.097 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8582',
    500: '#9c5352',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c5352;
$custom-light: #bc8582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c5352",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.811,
    "s": 31.092,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52908,
    "c": 0.09721,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C5352

secondary

#91B8B9

accent

#C6C761

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFEE

border

#D1CAC9

text

#120B0A

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C5352

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

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