#9E4E34#9E4E34
#9E4E34 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.114 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 78, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 67.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.71, 31.08, 30.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.71, 43.49, 44.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.79% 0.0888 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.79% 0.114 38.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4463, 12.9679, 4.8324) |
| Luminance | 0.1297 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.59
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.16
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.08
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 7.13
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4E34 #34849E
analogous
#9E344F #9E4E34 #9E8334
triadic
#9E4E34 #349E4E #4E349E
tetradic
#9E4E34 #4F9E34 #34849E #83349E
square
#9E4E34 #4F9E34 #34849E #83349E
split-complementary
#9E4E34 #349E83 #344F9E
monochromatic
#422116 #703725 #9E4E34 #C4694B #D38F79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.84
#9E4E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#9E4E34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4E34
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4E34 | 1.00 | 5.84 | 3.59 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635A31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776C33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD3F48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.114 38.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0816c',
500: '#9e4e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4e34; $custom-light: #c0816c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 78,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.717,
"s": 50.476,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51786,
"c": 0.11356,
"h": 38.6
},
"luminance": 0.12966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4E34
secondary
#72AABC
accent
#B8DA4E
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEB
border
#D1CAC6
text
#130A07
muted
#827C7A