#9E495C#9E495C

#9E495C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.114 H 7.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E495C
RGB	rgb(158, 73, 92)
HSL	hsl(347, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(347, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 41.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 37.29, 5.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 37.75, 9.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1133 0.0157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.114 7.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4160, 12.8088, 11.6256)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E495C #499E8B

analogous

#9E4987 #9E495C #9E6049

triadic

#9E495C #5C9E49 #495C9E

tetradic

#9E495C #879E49 #499E8B #60499E

square

#9E495C #879E49 #499E8B #60499E

split-complementary

#9E495C #499E60 #49879E

monochromatic

#4A222B #743644 #9E495C #BA6A7C #CE94A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9E495C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9E495C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E495C

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E495C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E495C	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595A5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e495c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 73, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.114 7.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7f8a',
    500: '#9e495c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e495c;
$custom-light: #be7f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e495c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.588,
    "s": 36.797,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.11434,
    "h": 7.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E495C

secondary

#89BAAF

accent

#CDB35B

background

#FCF7F8

surface

#F8EEF0

border

#D1C9CB

text

#130A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E495C

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

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