#9E1615#9E1615
#9E1615 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.170 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1615 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 22, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86.1%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.77, 52.78, 38.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.77, 65.15, 35.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.95% 0.1502 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.95% 0.17 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5247, 7.8995, 1.4693) |
| Luminance | 0.0790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.17
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 2.92
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 3.23
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 3.47
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.37
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1615 #159D9E
analogous
#9E1558 #9E1615 #9E5A15
triadic
#9E1615 #159E16 #16159E
tetradic
#9E1615 #589E15 #159D9E #5A159E
square
#9E1615 #589E15 #159D9E #5A159E
split-complementary
#9E1615 #159E5A #15589E
monochromatic
#320707 #680E0E #9E1615 #D41E1C #E74847
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.14
#9E1615 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#9E1615 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1615
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1615 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1615 | 1.00 | 8.14 | 2.58 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A0C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0019
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1615; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 22, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.170 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c56454',
500: '#9e1615',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1615; $custom-light: #c56454; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1615",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 22,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.438,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44949,
"c": 0.16982,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.07897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1615
secondary
#47C7C7
accent
#F2F335
background
#FDF6F4
surface
#FAEBE8
border
#D3C6C4
text
#150603
muted
#837A78