#9E4E38#9E4E38

#9E4E38 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.112 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E38
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(13, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 31.34, 28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 42.15, 41.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.0903 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.112 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5402, 13.0054, 5.3272)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E38 #38889E

analogous

#9E3855 #9E4E38 #9E8138

triadic

#9E4E38 #389E4E #4E389E

tetradic

#9E4E38 #559E38 #38889E #81389E

square

#9E4E38 #559E38 #38889E #81389E

split-complementary

#9E4E38 #389E81 #38559E

monochromatic

#442118 #713828 #9E4E38 #C26A52 #D2917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#9E4E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#9E4E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E38

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E38	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.112 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0816f',
    500: '#9e4e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e38;
$custom-light: #c0816f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.941,
    "s": 47.664,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51848,
    "c": 0.11211,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E38

secondary

#77ACBB

accent

#BAD751

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#130A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E38

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

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