#9E554D#9E554D
#9E554D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.098 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E554D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 85, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 51.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.67, 29.27, 18.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.67, 34.43, 31.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.41% 0.0872 0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.41% 0.098 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6899, 14.3038, 8.7964) |
| Luminance | 0.1430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.51
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 8.12
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 8.45
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 9.18
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 9.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E554D #4D969E
analogous
#9E4D6D #9E554D #9E7D4D
triadic
#9E554D #4D9E55 #554D9E
tetradic
#9E554D #6D9E4D #4D969E #7D4D9E
square
#9E554D #6D9E4D #4D969E #7D4D9E
split-complementary
#9E554D #4D9E7D #4D6D9E
monochromatic
#4C2925 #753F39 #9E554D #B9776F #CD9E98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#9E554D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#9E554D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E554D
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E554D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E554D | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#66604C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786F4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB4A53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e554d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 85, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.098 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be867e',
500: '#9e554d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e554d; $custom-light: #be867e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e554d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 85,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.926,
"s": 34.468,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53411,
"c": 0.09813,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.14302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E554D
secondary
#8DB5BA
accent
#C0CB5D
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#130B0A
muted
#827C7C