#9E4D37#9E4D37
#9E4D37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.113 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4D37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 77, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 65.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.54, 31.81, 28.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.54, 42.70, 41.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.67% 0.0916 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.67% 0.113 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4455, 12.8547, 5.1762) |
| Luminance | 0.1285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.67
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.70
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.97
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 8.03
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4D37 #37889E
analogous
#9E3754 #9E4D37 #9E8137
triadic
#9E4D37 #379E4D #4D379E
tetradic
#9E4D37 #549E37 #37889E #81379E
square
#9E4D37 #549E37 #37889E #81379E
split-complementary
#9E4D37 #379E81 #37549E
monochromatic
#432117 #713727 #9E4D37 #C26850 #D2907D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#9E4D37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#9E4D37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4D37
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4D37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4D37 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766B35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3E48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4d37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 77, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.113 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0806e',
500: '#9e4d37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4d37; $custom-light: #c0806e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4d37",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 77,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.816,
"s": 48.357,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51669,
"c": 0.11346,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.12853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4D37
secondary
#76ACBB
accent
#BBD850
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEC
border
#D1C9C7
text
#130A07
muted
#827C7A