#9D4E38#9D4E38

#9D4E38 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.111 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D4E38
RGB	rgb(157, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 47%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 64%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 64.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 30.93, 27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 41.70, 42.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.0892 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.111 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3443, 12.9044, 5.3180)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D4E38 #38879D

analogous

#9D3855 #9D4E38 #9D8138

triadic

#9D4E38 #389D4E #4E389D

tetradic

#9D4E38 #559D38 #38879D #81389D

square

#9D4E38 #559D38 #38879D #81389D

split-complementary

#9D4E38 #389D81 #38559D

monochromatic

#432118 #703828 #9D4E38 #C16A51 #D1907E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#9D4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9D4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D4E38

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D4E38	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.111 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf816f',
    500: '#9d4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d4e38;
$custom-light: #bf816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.069,
    "s": 47.418,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51701,
    "c": 0.11092,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D4E38

secondary

#76ACBA

accent

#BAD751

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D4E38

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

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