#9E2126#9E2126
#9E2126 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2126 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 33, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 75.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.00, 50.34, 29.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.00, 58.46, 30.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.92% 0.1461 0.0666) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.92% 0.161 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9960, 8.4991, 2.6842) |
| Luminance | 0.0850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.20
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.39
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.70
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2126 #219E99
analogous
#9E2165 #9E2126 #9E5B21
triadic
#9E2126 #269E21 #21269E
tetradic
#9E2126 #659E21 #219E99 #5B219E
square
#9E2126 #659E21 #219E99 #5B219E
split-complementary
#9E2126 #219E5B #21659E
monochromatic
#390C0E #6B161A #9E2126 #D12C32 #DD5C62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.78
#9E2126 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#9E2126 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2126
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2126 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2126 | 1.00 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2126; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36860',
500: '#9e2126',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2126; $custom-light: #c36860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2126",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 33,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.6,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45916,
"c": 0.16057,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.08497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2126
secondary
#59C1BD
accent
#E8E23F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79