#9E4E56#9E4E56

#9E4E56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.106 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E56
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(354, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(354, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 45.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 33.99, 10.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 35.68, 17.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1027 0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.106 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5058, 13.3917, 10.4126)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E56 #4E9E96

analogous

#9E4E7E #9E4E56 #9E6E4E

triadic

#9E4E56 #569E4E #4E569E

tetradic

#9E4E56 #7E9E4E #4E9E96 #6E4E9E

square

#9E4E56 #7E9E4E #4E9E96 #6E4E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E56 #4E9E6E #4E7E9E

monochromatic

#4C2629 #753A40 #9E4E56 #B97178 #CD9A9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9E4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9E4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E56

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E56	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4451

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.106 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8285',
    500: '#9e4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e56;
$custom-light: #be8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52473,
    "c": 0.10638,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E56

secondary

#8EBAB5

accent

#CABF5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#130A0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E56

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