#9D3748#9D3748
#9D3748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.136 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D3748 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 55, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 54.1%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.50, 43.68, 12.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.50, 45.53, 16.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.69% 0.1317 0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.69% 0.136 13.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4419, 10.3705, 7.2655) |
| Luminance | 0.1037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.41
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.98
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.28
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.25
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.25
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D3748 #379D8C
analogous
#9D377B #9D3748 #9D5937
triadic
#9D3748 #489D37 #37489D
tetradic
#9D3748 #7B9D37 #379D8C #59379D
square
#9D3748 #7B9D37 #379D8C #59379D
split-complementary
#9D3748 #379D59 #377B9D
monochromatic
#42171E #702733 #9D3748 #C25063 #D17D8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.83
#9D3748 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#9D3748 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D3748
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D3748 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D3748 | 1.00 | 6.83 | 3.07 | 6.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4D48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696246
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB253E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d3748; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 55, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.136 13.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf737a',
500: '#9d3748',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d3748; $custom-light: #bf737a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d3748",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 55,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 48.113,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48686,
"c": 0.13564,
"h": 13.8
},
"luminance": 0.10368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D3748
secondary
#75BBAF
accent
#D8C150
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EDED
border
#D1C8C8
text
#130809
muted
#827B7B