#9D281D#9D281D

#9D281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.155 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D281D
RGB	rgb(157, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 81.5%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 47.32, 35.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 59.14, 36.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.1348 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.155 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8870, 8.7767, 2.0724)
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

#9D281D #1D929D

analogous

#9D1D52 #9D281D #9D681D

triadic

#9D281D #1D9D28 #281D9D

tetradic

#9D281D #529D1D #1D929D #681D9D

square

#9D281D #529D1D #1D929D #681D9D

split-complementary

#9D281D #1D9D68 #1D529D

monochromatic

#360E0A #691B13 #9D281D #D13527 #E06155

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9D281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9D281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D281D

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D281D	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.155 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5a',
    500: '#9d281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d281d;
$custom-light: #c36b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.156,
    "s": 68.817,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46257,
    "c": 0.15499,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D281D

secondary

#53B9C3

accent

#DDEC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D281D

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

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