#9E5656#9E5656

#9E5656 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.095 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E5656
RGB	rgb(158, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 30%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 46%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.6%, 45.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 29.64, 13.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 32.47, 24.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.0892 0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.095 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.1092, 14.5984, 10.6137)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E5656 #569E9E

analogous

#9E567A #9E5656 #9E7A56

triadic

#9E5656 #569E56 #56569E

tetradic

#9E5656 #7A9E56 #569E9E #7A569E

square

#9E5656 #7A9E56 #569E9E #7A569E

split-complementary

#9E5656 #569E7A #567A9E

monochromatic

#4F2B2B #764040 #9E5656 #B77A7A #CCA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9E5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9E5656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E5656

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E5656	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB4D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.095 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be8785',
    500: '#9e5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e5656;
$custom-light: #be8785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 29.508,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53789,
    "c": 0.09538,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E5656

secondary

#96BABA

accent

#C6C662

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#120B0B

muted

#817C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E5656

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

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