#9E4E3C#9E4E3C
#9E4E3C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.111 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 78, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 45%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 62%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 62%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.83, 31.63, 25.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.83, 40.89, 39.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.0919 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.111 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6420, 13.0461, 5.8632) |
| Luminance | 0.1304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.16
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.22
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.70
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4E3C #3C8C9E
analogous
#9E3C5B #9E4E3C #9E7F3C
triadic
#9E4E3C #3C9E4E #4E3C9E
tetradic
#9E4E3C #5B9E3C #3C8C9E #7F3C9E
square
#9E4E3C #5B9E3C #3C8C9E #7F3C9E
split-complementary
#9E4E3C #3C9E7F #3C5B9E
monochromatic
#45221A #72382B #9E4E3C #BF6B58 #D09284
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.82
#9E4E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9E4E3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4E3C
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4E3C | 1.00 | 5.82 | 3.61 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625B3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766C3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD404A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.111 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8172',
500: '#9e4e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4e3c; $custom-light: #bf8172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 78,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.02,
"s": 44.954,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51914,
"c": 0.11076,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.13044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4E3C
secondary
#7BAFBA
accent
#BDD553
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEC
border
#D1CAC7
text
#130A08
muted
#827C7B