#9D281E#9D281E

#9D281E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.155 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D281E
RGB	rgb(157, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 80.9%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.56, 47.35, 34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.56, 58.85, 36.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1351 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.155 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8995, 8.7817, 2.1386)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D281E #1E939D

analogous

#9D1E54 #9D281E #9D681E

triadic

#9D281E #1E9D28 #281E9D

tetradic

#9D281E #549D1E #1E939D #681E9D

square

#9D281E #549D1E #1E939D #681E9D

split-complementary

#9D281E #1E9D68 #1E549D

monochromatic

#360E0A #6A1B14 #9D281E #D03528 #DF6157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9D281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9D281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D281E

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D281E	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.155 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5b',
    500: '#9d281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d281e;
$custom-light: #c36b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.724,
    "s": 67.914,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46268,
    "c": 0.15484,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D281E

secondary

#54BAC2

accent

#DDEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D281E

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

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