#9E4E50#9E4E50

#9E4E50 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.107 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E50
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 80)
HSL	hsl(359, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 49.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.21, 33.37, 14.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.21, 36.32, 23.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1002 0.0362)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.107 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2742, 13.2990, 9.1924)
Luminance	0.1330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E50 #4E9E9C

analogous

#9E4E78 #9E4E50 #9E744E

triadic

#9E4E50 #509E4E #4E509E

tetradic

#9E4E50 #789E4E #4E9E9C #744E9E

square

#9E4E50 #789E4E #4E9E9C #744E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E50 #4E9E74 #4E789E

monochromatic

#4C2627 #753A3B #9E4E50 #B97172 #CD9A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#9E4E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9E4E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E50

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E50	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB434F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.107 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8281',
    500: '#9e4e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e50;
$custom-light: #be8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.5,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52324,
    "c": 0.10652,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E50

secondary

#8EBAB8

accent

#CAC75E

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFEE

border

#D1CAC9

text

#130A0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E50

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

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