#9E4E53#9E4E53

#9E4E53 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.106 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E53
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 83)
HSL	hsl(356, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(356, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 47.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 33.67, 12.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 35.95, 20.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1014 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.106 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3875, 13.3443, 9.7893)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E53 #4E9E99

analogous

#9E4E7B #9E4E53 #9E714E

triadic

#9E4E53 #539E4E #4E539E

tetradic

#9E4E53 #7B9E4E #4E9E99 #714E9E

square

#9E4E53 #7B9E4E #4E9E99 #714E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E53 #4E9E71 #4E7B9E

monochromatic

#4C2628 #753A3D #9E4E53 #B97175 #CD9A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9E4E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9E4E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E53

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E53	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.106 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8283',
    500: '#9e4e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e53;
$custom-light: #be8283;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52397,
    "c": 0.10637,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E53

secondary

#8EBAB7

accent

#CAC35E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#130A0A

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E53

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

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