#9E1C1B#9E1C1B
#9E1C1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.165 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1C1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 28, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.3%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.36, 51.43, 35.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.36, 62.48, 34.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.4% 0.1471 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.4% 0.165 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7155, 8.1811, 1.8410) |
| Luminance | 0.0818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.13
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.43
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.83
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.22
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.36
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1C1B #1B9D9E
analogous
#9E1B5C #9E1C1B #9E5E1B
triadic
#9E1C1B #1B9E1C #1C1B9E
tetradic
#9E1C1B #5C9E1B #1B9D9E #5E1B9E
square
#9E1C1B #5C9E1B #1B9D9E #5E1B9E
split-complementary
#9E1C1B #1B9E5E #1B5C9E
monochromatic
#350909 #6A1312 #9E1C1B #D22524 #E15352
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.97
#9E1C1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#9E1C1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1C1B
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1C1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1C1B | 1.00 | 7.97 | 2.64 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1c1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 28, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.165 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46658',
500: '#9e1c1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1c1b; $custom-light: #c46658; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1c1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 28,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.458,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45399,
"c": 0.16547,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.08179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1C1B
secondary
#51C3C4
accent
#ECEE3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150703
muted
#837A78