#9E4428#9E4428

#9E4428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.127 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4428
RGB	rgb(158, 68, 40)
HSL	hsl(14, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 35.66, 34.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 49.72, 44.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.1006 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.127 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5523, 11.5587, 3.3665)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4428 #28829E

analogous

#9E2847 #9E4428 #9E7F28

triadic

#9E4428 #289E44 #44289E

tetradic

#9E4428 #479E28 #28829E #7F289E

square

#9E4428 #479E28 #28829E #7F289E

split-complementary

#9E4428 #289E7F #28479E

monochromatic

#3C1A0F #6D2F1C #9E4428 #CC5A37 #D98368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#9E4428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9E4428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4428

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4428	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE303E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 68, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.127 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17b63',
    500: '#9e4428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4428;
$custom-light: #c17b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.237,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50058,
    "c": 0.12717,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4428

secondary

#63A9BF

accent

#BDE345

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EEEB

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140905

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4428

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

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