#9E1E1B#9E1E1B
#9E1E1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.164 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 30, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.56, 50.86, 35.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.56, 62.13, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.55% 0.1454 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.55% 0.164 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7645, 8.2792, 1.8573) |
| Luminance | 0.0828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.43
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.44
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.13
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.31
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1E1B #1B9B9E
analogous
#9E1B5A #9E1E1B #9E601B
triadic
#9E1E1B #1B9E1E #1E1B9E
tetradic
#9E1E1B #5A9E1B #1B9B9E #601B9E
square
#9E1E1B #5A9E1B #1B9B9E #601B9E
split-complementary
#9E1E1B #1B9E60 #1B5A9E
monochromatic
#350A09 #6A1412 #9E1E1B #D22824 #E15552
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.91
#9E1E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9E1E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1E1B
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1E1B | 1.00 | 7.91 | 2.66 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#473F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675B14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF001F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 30, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.164 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46758',
500: '#9e1e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1e1b; $custom-light: #c46758; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 30,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.374,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45548,
"c": 0.16409,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.08277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1E1B
secondary
#51C2C4
accent
#E9EE3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150703
muted
#837A78