#9E201E#9E201E

#9E201E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.162 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E201E
RGB	rgb(158, 32, 30)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 50.36, 34.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 60.89, 34.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.74% 0.1444 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(45.74% 0.162 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8532, 8.3983, 2.0670)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E201E #1E9C9E

analogous

#9E1E5C #9E201E #9E601E

triadic

#9E201E #1E9E20 #201E9E

tetradic

#9E201E #5C9E1E #1E9C9E #601E9E

square

#9E201E #5C9E1E #1E9C9E #601E9E

split-complementary

#9E201E #1E9E60 #1E5C9E

monochromatic

#370B0A #6B1614 #9E201E #D12A28 #DF5957

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9E201E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9E201E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E201E

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E201E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E201E	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e201e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 32, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.162 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4685b',
    500: '#9e201e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e201e;
$custom-light: #c4685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e201e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.938,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45736,
    "c": 0.16227,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E201E

secondary

#55C1C3

accent

#E8EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E201E

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