#9E2020#9E2020

#9E2020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.162 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2020
RGB	rgb(158, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 50.42, 33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 60.32, 33.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.145 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.162 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8796, 8.4088, 2.2058)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2020 #209E9E

analogous

#9E205F #9E2020 #9E5F20

triadic

#9E2020 #209E20 #20209E

tetradic

#9E2020 #5F9E20 #209E9E #5F209E

square

#9E2020 #5F9E20 #209E9E #5F209E

split-complementary

#9E2020 #209E5F #205F9E

monochromatic

#380B0B #6B1616 #9E2020 #D12A2A #DE5B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#9E2020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9E2020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2020

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2020	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.162 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4685c',
    500: '#9e2020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2020;
$custom-light: #c4685c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45759,
    "c": 0.16203,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2020

secondary

#58C2C2

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2020

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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