#9E4E3E#9E4E3E
#9E4E3E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.110 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 78, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 44%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 61%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 60.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.87, 31.78, 24.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.87, 40.29, 37.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.95% 0.0927 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.95% 0.11 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6959, 13.0677, 6.1469) |
| Luminance | 0.1307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.35
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.38
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.92
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.30
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 8.09
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4E3E #3E8E9E
analogous
#9E3E5E #9E4E3E #9E7E3E
triadic
#9E4E3E #3E9E4E #4E3E9E
tetradic
#9E4E3E #5E9E3E #3E8E9E #7E3E9E
square
#9E4E3E #5E9E3E #3E8E9E #7E3E9E
split-complementary
#9E4E3E #3E9E7E #3E5E9E
monochromatic
#46231C #72382D #9E4E3E #BF6B5B #D09387
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#9E4E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9E4E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4E3E
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4E3E | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625B3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC404A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.110 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8173',
500: '#9e4e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4e3e; $custom-light: #bf8173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 78,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 43.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51949,
"c": 0.11013,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.13066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4E3E
secondary
#7EB0BA
accent
#BED354
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFED
border
#D1CAC8
text
#130A08
muted
#827C7B