#9E554B#9E554B

#9E554B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.099 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E554B
RGB	rgb(158, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(7, 36%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 53%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 52.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 29.07, 19.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 34.89, 33.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.0863 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.099 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6203, 14.2760, 8.4302)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E554B #4B949E

analogous

#9E4B6A #9E554B #9E7E4B

triadic

#9E554B #4B9E55 #554B9E

tetradic

#9E554B #6A9E4B #4B949E #7E4B9E

square

#9E554B #6A9E4B #4B949E #7E4B9E

split-complementary

#9E554B #4B9E7E #4B6A9E

monochromatic

#4B2824 #743F37 #9E554B #BA766D #CD9D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9E554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9E554B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E554B

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E554B	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66604A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4A53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.099 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be867d',
    500: '#9e554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e554b;
$custom-light: #be867d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.229,
    "s": 35.622,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53368,
    "c": 0.09862,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E554B

secondary

#8BB4B9

accent

#BECC5C

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8EFEE

border

#D1CAC9

text

#130B09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E554B

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

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