#9C3E1E#9C3E1E
#9C3E1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.133 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 62, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 80.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.91, 37.46, 38.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.91, 53.51, 45.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.76% 0.1045 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.76% 0.133 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6689, 10.6091, 2.4507) |
| Luminance | 0.1061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 3.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.08
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 4.16
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3E1E #1E7C9C
analogous
#9C1E3D #9C3E1E #9C7D1E
triadic
#9C3E1E #1E9C3E #3E1E9C
tetradic
#9C3E1E #3D9C1E #1E7C9C #7D1E9C
square
#9C3E1E #3D9C1E #1E7C9C #7D1E9C
split-complementary
#9C3E1E #1E9C7D #1E3D9C
monochromatic
#35150A #692A14 #9C3E1E #CF5228 #DE7956
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.73
#9C3E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#9C3E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3E1E
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3E1E | 1.00 | 6.73 | 3.12 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584F1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70641B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC2737
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 62, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.133 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1775c',
500: '#9c3e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3e1e; $custom-light: #c1775c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 62,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.238,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48755,
"c": 0.13342,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.10607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3E1E
secondary
#54A6C2
accent
#BFEB3D
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDE9
border
#D2C8C5
text
#140904
muted
#827B79