#9E4E59#9E4E59

#9E4E59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.107 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4E59
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 89)
HSL	hsl(352, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 43.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, 34.32, 9.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 35.51, 14.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1039 0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.107 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6292, 13.4410, 11.0625)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4E59 #4E9E93

analogous

#9E4E81 #9E4E59 #9E6B4E

triadic

#9E4E59 #599E4E #4E599E

tetradic

#9E4E59 #819E4E #4E9E93 #6B4E9E

square

#9E4E59 #819E4E #4E9E93 #6B4E9E

split-complementary

#9E4E59 #4E9E6B #4E819E

monochromatic

#4C262B #753A42 #9E4E59 #B9717A #CD9AA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#9E4E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#9E4E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4E59

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4E59	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4552

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.107 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8287',
    500: '#9e4e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4e59;
$custom-light: #be8287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.75,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52552,
    "c": 0.10654,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4E59

secondary

#8EBAB4

accent

#CABB5E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120A0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4E59

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

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