#9E4E55#9E4E55

#9E4E55 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.106 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E55
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(355, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 46.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 33.88, 11.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 35.76, 18.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.1022 0.0293)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.106 16)
XYZ	xyz(18.4658, 13.3757, 10.2018)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E55 #4E9E97

analogous

#9E4E7D #9E4E55 #9E6F4E

triadic

#9E4E55 #559E4E #4E559E

tetradic

#9E4E55 #7D9E4E #4E9E97 #6F4E9E

square

#9E4E55 #7D9E4E #4E9E97 #6F4E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E55 #4E9E6F #4E7D9E

monochromatic

#4C2629 #753A3F #9E4E55 #B97177 #CD9A9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9E4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9E4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E55

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E55	1.00	5.71	3.67	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.106 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8284',
    500: '#9e4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e55;
$custom-light: #be8284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.75,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52447,
    "c": 0.10636,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.13374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E55

secondary

#8EBAB6

accent

#CAC15E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#130A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E55

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

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