#9D5259#9D5259

#9D5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.100 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D5259
RGB	rgb(157, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(354, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 48%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 43.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.13, 31.78, 10.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.13, 33.34, 17.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.0961 0.026)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.1 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7262, 13.9258, 11.1510)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D5259 #529D96

analogous

#9D527F #9D5259 #9D7152

triadic

#9D5259 #599D52 #52599D

tetradic

#9D5259 #7F9D52 #529D96 #71529D

square

#9D5259 #7F9D52 #529D96 #71529D

split-complementary

#9D5259 #529D71 #527F9D

monochromatic

#4D282B #753D42 #9D5259 #B7757B #CC9DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#9D5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9D5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D5259

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D5259	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746E57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A94955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.100 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8487',
    500: '#9d5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d5259;
$custom-light: #bd8487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.4,
    "s": 31.381,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53057,
    "c": 0.09953,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D5259

secondary

#92B9B5

accent

#C8BE60

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D5259

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

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