#9D281F#9D281F

#9D281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.155 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D281F
RGB	rgb(157, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 80.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 47.39, 34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 58.55, 35.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.1354 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.155 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9125, 8.7869, 2.2069)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D281F #1F949D

analogous

#9D1F55 #9D281F #9D671F

triadic

#9D281F #1F9D28 #281F9D

tetradic

#9D281F #559D1F #1F949D #671F9D

square

#9D281F #559D1F #1F949D #671F9D

split-complementary

#9D281F #1F9D67 #1F559D

monochromatic

#370E0B #6A1B15 #9D281F #D03529 #DE6258

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9D281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9D281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D281F

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D281F	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)

#4B431D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.155 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5c',
    500: '#9d281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d281f;
$custom-light: #c36b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 67.021,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46279,
    "c": 0.15468,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D281F

secondary

#56BAC2

accent

#DEEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D281F

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

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