#9D3738#9D3738

#9D3738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.136 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D3738
RGB	rgb(157, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65%, 64.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 42.47, 22.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 48.04, 27.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.1252 0.0536)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.136 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9862, 10.1882, 4.8653)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D3738 #379D9C

analogous

#9D376B #9D3738 #9D6937

triadic

#9D3738 #389D37 #37389D

tetradic

#9D3738 #6B9D37 #379D9C #69379D

square

#9D3738 #6B9D37 #379D9C #69379D

split-complementary

#9D3738 #379D69 #376B9D

monochromatic

#421718 #702728 #9D3738 #C25051 #D17D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#9D3738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9D3738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D3738

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D3738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D3738	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC2138

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d3738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.136 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0736e',
    500: '#9d3738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d3738;
$custom-light: #c0736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d3738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.412,
    "s": 48.113,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48341,
    "c": 0.13617,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D3738

secondary

#75BBBA

accent

#D8D650

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEC

border

#D1C8C7

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D3738

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

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