#9E1E1E#9E1E1E
#9E1E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.164 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 30, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.59, 50.95, 34.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.59, 61.26, 33.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.58% 0.1463 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.58% 0.164 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8010, 8.2938, 2.0496) |
| Luminance | 0.0829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.27
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.90
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.13
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.42
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.82
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1E1E #1E9E9E
analogous
#9E1E5E #9E1E1E #9E5E1E
triadic
#9E1E1E #1E9E1E #1E1E9E
tetradic
#9E1E1E #5E9E1E #1E9E9E #5E1E9E
square
#9E1E1E #5E9E1E #1E9E9E #5E1E9E
split-complementary
#9E1E1E #1E9E5E #1E5E9E
monochromatic
#370A0A #6B1414 #9E1E1E #D12828 #DF5757
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.90
#9E1E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9E1E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1E1E
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1E1E | 1.00 | 7.90 | 2.66 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47401C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0020
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 30, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.164 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4675b',
500: '#9e1e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1e1e; $custom-light: #c4675b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 30,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45579,
"c": 0.16373,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.08291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1E1E
secondary
#55C3C3
accent
#EBEB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79