#9E4E35#9E4E35

#9E4E35 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.113 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E35
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 53)
HSL	hsl(14, 50%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 66%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 66.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 31.14, 29.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 43.15, 43.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0892 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.113 38)
XYZ	xyz(17.4691, 12.9770, 4.9523)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E35 #35859E

analogous

#9E3551 #9E4E35 #9E8335

triadic

#9E4E35 #359E4E #4E359E

tetradic

#9E4E35 #519E35 #35859E #83359E

square

#9E4E35 #519E35 #35859E #83359E

split-complementary

#9E4E35 #359E83 #35519E

monochromatic

#422116 #703726 #9E4E35 #C3694D #D3907B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#9E4E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#9E4E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E35

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E35	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.113 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0816d',
    500: '#9e4e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e35;
$custom-light: #c0816d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.286,
    "s": 49.763,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51801,
    "c": 0.11319,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.12975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E35

secondary

#73AABB

accent

#B8D94F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEB

border

#D1CAC6

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E35

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

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