#9E1E20#9E1E20
#9E1E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.164 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 30, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 79.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.61, 51.02, 32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.61, 60.70, 32.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.6% 0.1469 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.164 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8273, 8.3043, 2.1884) |
| Luminance | 0.0830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.35
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.63
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.24
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.95
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.00
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1E20 #1E9E9C
analogous
#9E1E60 #9E1E20 #9E5C1E
triadic
#9E1E20 #209E1E #1E209E
tetradic
#9E1E20 #609E1E #1E9E9C #5C1E9E
square
#9E1E20 #609E1E #1E9E9C #5C1E9E
split-complementary
#9E1E20 #1E9E5C #1E609E
monochromatic
#370A0B #6B1416 #9E1E20 #D1282A #DF5759
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#9E1E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9E1E20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1E20
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1E20 | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47401E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0021
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 30, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.164 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4675c',
500: '#9e1e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1e20; $custom-light: #c4675c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 30,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.063,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45602,
"c": 0.1635,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.08302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1E20
secondary
#55C3C1
accent
#EBE83D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79