#9D281C#9D281C

#9D281C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D281C
RGB	rgb(157, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 82.2%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 47.29, 36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 59.44, 37.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1345 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.155 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8748, 8.7718, 2.0083)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D281C #1C919D

analogous

#9D1C51 #9D281C #9D691C

triadic

#9D281C #1C9D28 #281C9D

tetradic

#9D281C #519D1C #1C919D #691C9D

square

#9D281C #519D1C #1C919D #691C9D

split-complementary

#9D281C #1C9D69 #1C519D

monochromatic

#350E09 #691B13 #9D281C #D13525 #E06053

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9D281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9D281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D281C

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D281C	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)

#4B4319

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5a',
    500: '#9d281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d281c;
$custom-light: #c36b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.581,
    "s": 69.73,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46247,
    "c": 0.15514,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D281C

secondary

#51B9C3

accent

#DCED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D281C

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

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