#9D4E55#9D4E55
#9D4E55 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.105 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D4E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 78, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 50%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 45.9%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.17, 33.50, 11.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.17, 35.33, 18.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.3% 0.1011 0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.3% 0.105 15.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2699, 13.2746, 10.1927) |
| Luminance | 0.1327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 2.60
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.44
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.46
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.46
Dark Mauve
#874C62
ΔE00 8.77
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D4E55 #4E9D96
analogous
#9D4E7C #9D4E55 #9D6E4E
triadic
#9D4E55 #559D4E #4E559D
tetradic
#9D4E55 #7C9D4E #4E9D96 #6E4E9D
square
#9D4E55 #7C9D4E #4E9D96 #6E4E9D
split-complementary
#9D4E55 #4E9D6E #4E7C9D
monochromatic
#4B2529 #743A3F #9D4E55 #B87077 #CC999E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#9D4E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#9D4E55 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D4E55
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D4E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D4E55 | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.65 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5C55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726C53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA4451
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d4e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 78, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.105 15.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd8284',
500: '#9d4e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d4e55; $custom-light: #bd8284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d4e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 78,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.684,
"s": 33.617,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52303,
"c": 0.10512,
"h": 15.9
},
"luminance": 0.13273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D4E55
secondary
#8EB9B5
accent
#CAC05E
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F8EFEF
border
#D1CACA
text
#120A0B
muted
#817C7C