#9D281B#9D281B

#9D281B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D281B
RGB	rgb(157, 40, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 82.8%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.53, 47.26, 36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.53, 59.74, 37.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.1342 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.155 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8630, 8.7671, 1.9463)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D281B #1B909D

analogous

#9D1B4F #9D281B #9D691B

triadic

#9D281B #1B9D28 #281B9D

tetradic

#9D281B #4F9D1B #1B909D #691B9D

square

#9D281B #4F9D1B #1B909D #691B9D

split-complementary

#9D281B #1B9D69 #1B4F9D

monochromatic

#350D09 #691B12 #9D281B #D13524 #E16051

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9D281B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9D281B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D281B

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D281B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D281B	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d281b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 40, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b59',
    500: '#9d281b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d281b;
$custom-light: #c36b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d281b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 70.652,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46237,
    "c": 0.15529,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D281B

secondary

#50B8C4

accent

#DCED3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D281B

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

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