#9E4E4E#9E4E4E

#9E4E4E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.107 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E4E
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 50.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 33.17, 15.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 36.62, 25.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.0993 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.107 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2014, 13.2699, 8.8091)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E4E #4E9E9E

analogous

#9E4E76 #9E4E4E #9E764E

triadic

#9E4E4E #4E9E4E #4E4E9E

tetradic

#9E4E4E #769E4E #4E9E9E #764E9E

square

#9E4E4E #769E4E #4E9E9E #764E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E4E #4E9E76 #4E769E

monochromatic

#4C2626 #753A3A #9E4E4E #B97171 #CD9A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#9E4E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9E4E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E4E

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E4E	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.107 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be817f',
    500: '#9e4e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e4e;
$custom-light: #be817f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52277,
    "c": 0.1067,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E4E

secondary

#8EBABA

accent

#CACA5E

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFEE

border

#D1CAC9

text

#130A0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E4E

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

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