#9F4E37#9F4E37
#9F4E37 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.114 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F4E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 78, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 49%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 65.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, 31.68, 28.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 42.92, 42.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.98% 0.0911 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.98% 0.114 36.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7136, 13.0976, 5.2090) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.56
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.99
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.81
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 8.02
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F4E37 #37889F
analogous
#9F3754 #9F4E37 #9F8237
triadic
#9F4E37 #379F4E #4E379F
tetradic
#9F4E37 #549F37 #37889F #82379F
square
#9F4E37 #549F37 #37889F #82379F
split-complementary
#9F4E37 #379F82 #37549F
monochromatic
#442118 #723827 #9F4E37 #C36A51 #D2917E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#9F4E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#9F4E37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F4E37
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F4E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F4E37 | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776C35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE3F49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f4e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 78, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.114 36.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1816e',
500: '#9f4e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f4e37; $custom-light: #c1816e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f4e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 78,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.269,
"s": 48.598,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51979,
"c": 0.11366,
"h": 36.7
},
"luminance": 0.13096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F4E37
secondary
#76ACBC
accent
#BAD850
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F8EFEC
border
#D1CAC7
text
#130A07
muted
#827C7A