#9E1B1B#9E1B1B
#9E1B1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.166 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 27, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.9%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.26, 51.70, 35.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.26, 62.65, 34.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.33% 0.148 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.33% 0.166 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6921, 8.1345, 1.8332) |
| Luminance | 0.0813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 1.99
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.43
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.90
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.27
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.39
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1B1B #1B9E9E
analogous
#9E1B5D #9E1B1B #9E5D1B
triadic
#9E1B1B #1B9E1B #1B1B9E
tetradic
#9E1B1B #5D9E1B #1B9E9E #5D1B9E
square
#9E1B1B #5D9E1B #1B9E9E #5D1B9E
split-complementary
#9E1B1B #1B9E5D #1B5D9E
monochromatic
#350909 #6A1212 #9E1B1B #D22424 #E15252
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.00
#9E1B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9E1B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1B1B
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1B1B | 1.00 | 8.00 | 2.63 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 27, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.166 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46658',
500: '#9e1b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1b1b; $custom-light: #c46658; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 27,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45328,
"c": 0.16613,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.08132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1B1B
secondary
#51C4C4
accent
#EEEE3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150603
muted
#837A78