#9E4E49#9E4E49

#9E4E49 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.107 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E49
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(4, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 53.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.06, 32.70, 18.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.06, 37.53, 29.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.0973 0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.107 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0289, 13.2009, 7.9006)
Luminance	0.1320 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E49 #49999E

analogous

#9E496F #9E4E49 #9E7849

triadic

#9E4E49 #499E4E #4E499E

tetradic

#9E4E49 #6F9E49 #49999E #78499E

square

#9E4E49 #6F9E49 #49999E #78499E

split-complementary

#9E4E49 #499E78 #496F9E

monochromatic

#4A2522 #743936 #9E4E49 #BA6F6A #CE9794

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#9E4E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9E4E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E49

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E49	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC424D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.107 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf817b',
    500: '#9e4e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e49;
$custom-light: #bf817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.529,
    "s": 36.797,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.10741,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E49

secondary

#89B7BA

accent

#C6CD5B

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFEE

border

#D1CAC9

text

#130A09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E49

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

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