#9D4237#9D4237
#9D4237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.124 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D4237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 66, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 65%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.15, 37.14, 25.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.15, 45.06, 34.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.82% 0.1082 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.82% 0.124 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5440, 11.3425, 4.9318) |
| Luminance | 0.1134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.48
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.87
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.38
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.40
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D4237 #37929D
analogous
#9D375F #9D4237 #9D7537
triadic
#9D4237 #379D42 #42379D
tetradic
#9D4237 #5F9D37 #37929D #75379D
square
#9D4237 #5F9D37 #37929D #75379D
split-complementary
#9D4237 #379D75 #375F9D
monochromatic
#421C17 #702F27 #9D4237 #C25C50 #D1867D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.43
#9D4237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#9D4237 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D4237
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D4237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D4237 | 1.00 | 6.43 | 3.27 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595236
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC3040
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d4237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.124 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0796e',
500: '#9d4237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d4237; $custom-light: #c0796e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d4237",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 66,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.471,
"s": 48.113,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49822,
"c": 0.12395,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.1134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D4237
secondary
#75B3BB
accent
#C9D850
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130907
muted
#827B7A