#9E161B#9E161B
#9E161B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.169 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E161B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 22, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 76%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86.1%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.83, 52.94, 34.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.83, 63.45, 33.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45% 0.1519 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.169 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5871, 7.9245, 1.7982) |
| Luminance | 0.0792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 1.41
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.56
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.28
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.29
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.56
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E161B #169E99
analogous
#9E165F #9E161B #9E5516
triadic
#9E161B #1B9E16 #161B9E
tetradic
#9E161B #5F9E16 #169E99 #55169E
square
#9E161B #5F9E16 #169E99 #55169E
split-complementary
#9E161B #169E55 #165F9E
monochromatic
#330709 #680F12 #9E161B #D41D24 #E6494F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.13
#9E161B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#9E161B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E161B
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E161B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E161B | 1.00 | 8.13 | 2.58 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e161b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 22, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.169 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46458',
500: '#9e161b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e161b; $custom-light: #c46458; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e161b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 22,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.794,
"s": 75.556,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45004,
"c": 0.16921,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.07922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E161B
secondary
#49C7C2
accent
#F2EB36
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150603
muted
#837A78