#9E151A#9E151A
#9E151A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.170 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E151A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 21, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.74, 53.13, 35.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.74, 63.87, 33.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.94% 0.1523 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.94% 0.17 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5570, 7.8824, 1.7321) |
| Luminance | 0.0788 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 1.33
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.72
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.10
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.21
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.39
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E151A #159E99
analogous
#9E155F #9E151A #9E5415
triadic
#9E151A #1A9E15 #151A9E
tetradic
#9E151A #5F9E15 #159E99 #54159E
square
#9E151A #5F9E15 #159E99 #54159E
split-complementary
#9E151A #159E54 #155F9E
monochromatic
#320708 #680E11 #9E151A #D41C23 #E7474D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.15
#9E151A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#9E151A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E151A
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E151A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E151A | 1.00 | 8.15 | 2.58 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A13
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0019
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e151a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 21, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.170 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46457',
500: '#9e151a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e151a; $custom-light: #c46457; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e151a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 21,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.81,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44936,
"c": 0.16987,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.0788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E151A
secondary
#47C7C3
accent
#F3EC35
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150603
muted
#837A78