#9E1B1C#9E1B1C
#9E1B1C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.166 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 27, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.9%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 51.73, 34.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 62.37, 33.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.34% 0.1483 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.34% 0.166 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7039, 8.1392, 1.8952) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 1.93
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.27
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.14
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.27
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.61
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1B1C #1B9E9D
analogous
#9E1B5E #9E1B1C #9E5C1B
triadic
#9E1B1C #1C9E1B #1B1C9E
tetradic
#9E1B1C #5E9E1B #1B9E9D #5C1B9E
square
#9E1B1C #5E9E1B #1B9E9D #5C1B9E
split-complementary
#9E1B1C #1B9E5C #1B5E9E
monochromatic
#350909 #6A1213 #9E1B1C #D22425 #E15253
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#9E1B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9E1B1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1B1C
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1B1C | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 27, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.166 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46659',
500: '#9e1b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1b1c; $custom-light: #c46659; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 27,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.542,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45338,
"c": 0.16603,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.08137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1B1C
secondary
#51C4C3
accent
#EEEC3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150703
muted
#837A78