#9E212B#9E212B
#9E212B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E212B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 33, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.07, 50.56, 26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.07, 57.20, 27.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.99% 0.148 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.99% 0.16 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0822, 8.5336, 3.1380) |
| Luminance | 0.0853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.61
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.29
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.76
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.10
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E212B #219E94
analogous
#9E216A #9E212B #9E5621
triadic
#9E212B #2B9E21 #212B9E
tetradic
#9E212B #6A9E21 #219E94 #56219E
square
#9E212B #6A9E21 #219E94 #56219E
split-complementary
#9E212B #219E56 #216A9E
monochromatic
#390C0F #6B161D #9E212B #D12C39 #DD5C67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.76
#9E212B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#9E212B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E212B
7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E212B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E212B | 1.00 | 7.76 | 2.71 | 7.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47412A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e212b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36864',
500: '#9e212b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e212b; $custom-light: #c36864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e212b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 33,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.2,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4599,
"c": 0.1601,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.08531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E212B
secondary
#59C1B9
accent
#E8DB3F
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAEBEB
border
#D3C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#837A7A