#9E1F23#9E1F23
#9E1F23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.162 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E1F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 31, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 77.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.75, 50.83, 31.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.75, 59.67, 31.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.72% 0.147 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.72% 0.162 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8957, 8.3728, 2.4216) |
| Luminance | 0.0837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.35
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.78
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.46
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.60
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E1F23 #1F9E9A
analogous
#9E1F63 #9E1F23 #9E5A1F
triadic
#9E1F23 #239E1F #1F239E
tetradic
#9E1F23 #639E1F #1F9E9A #5A1F9E
square
#9E1F23 #639E1F #1F9E9A #5A1F9E
split-complementary
#9E1F23 #1F9E5A #1F639E
monochromatic
#380B0C #6B1518 #9E1F23 #D1292E #DE595D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#9E1F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#9E1F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E1F23
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E1F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E1F23 | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.67 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e1f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 31, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.162 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3685e',
500: '#9e1f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e1f23; $custom-light: #c3685e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e1f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 31,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.11,
"s": 67.196,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45716,
"c": 0.16243,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.0837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E1F23
secondary
#56C2BF
accent
#EAE53E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79