RAL Design

RAL 010 40 35

Muted Garnet

RAL 010 40 35 Muted Garnet occupies hue 010, lightness 40, and chroma 35, a restrained dark red that balances richness with subtlety compared to its higher-chroma siblings. It is well suited for restaurant interior millwork, museum display case linings, and heritage restoration projects requiring period-appropriate reds. The moderate saturation gives it a dignified, timeless quality.

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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#9C3848
RGBrgb(156, 56, 72)
HSLhsl(350°, 47%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 54%, 39%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue10°
Lightness40
Chroma35

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
156
G
56
B
72
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
6.8:1Pass
Black text
3.1:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)38
a* (Green-Red)43
b* (Blue-Yellow)13
L* (LCh)38
C* (Chroma)45
h° (Hue)17°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

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Pairwise Contrast Ratios
2.4:1
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1.2:1
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2.2:1
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1.6:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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