#9E5259#9E5259

#9E5259 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.101 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5259
RGB	rgb(158, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(354, 32%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(354, 48%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 43.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 32.16, 10.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 33.78, 17.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.0972 0.0266)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.101 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9221, 14.0268, 11.1602)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5259 #529E97

analogous

#9E527F #9E5259 #9E7152

triadic

#9E5259 #599E52 #52599E

tetradic

#9E5259 #7F9E52 #529E97 #71529E

square

#9E5259 #7F9E52 #529E97 #71529E

split-complementary

#9E5259 #529E71 #527F9E

monochromatic

#4D282C #763D42 #9E5259 #B8767C #CD9EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#9E5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9E5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5259

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5259	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746E57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4955

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.101 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8487',
    500: '#9e5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5259;
$custom-light: #be8487;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.474,
    "s": 31.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53197,
    "c": 0.10079,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5259

secondary

#92BAB6

accent

#C8BE60

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5259

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

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