#9E1C1E#9E1C1E
#9E1C1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.165 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1C1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 28, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.3%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.39, 51.52, 33.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.39, 61.62, 33.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.43% 0.148 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.43% 0.165 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7520, 8.1958, 2.0332) |
| Luminance | 0.0819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.05
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.95
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.27
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.58
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.76
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1C1E #1C9E9C
analogous
#9E1C5F #9E1C1E #9E5B1C
triadic
#9E1C1E #1E9E1C #1C1E9E
tetradic
#9E1C1E #5F9E1C #1C9E9C #5B1C9E
square
#9E1C1E #5F9E1C #1C9E9C #5B1C9E
split-complementary
#9E1C1E #1C9E5B #1C5F9E
monochromatic
#360A0A #6A1314 #9E1C1E #D22528 #E15456
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#9E1C1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#9E1C1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1C1E
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1C1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1C1E | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1c1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 28, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.165 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4665a',
500: '#9e1c1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1c1e; $custom-light: #c4665a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1c1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 28,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.077,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45431,
"c": 0.16513,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.08193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1C1E
secondary
#52C4C2
accent
#EDEA3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150704
muted
#837A79