#9E231B#9E231B

#9E231B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E231B
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 27)
HSL	hsl(4, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.11, 49.31, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.11, 61.18, 36.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.1405 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.16 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9012, 8.5527, 1.9029)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E231B #1B969E

analogous

#9E1B55 #9E231B #9E651B

triadic

#9E231B #1B9E23 #231B9E

tetradic

#9E231B #559E1B #1B969E #651B9E

square

#9E231B #559E1B #1B969E #651B9E

split-complementary

#9E231B #1B9E65 #1B559E

monochromatic

#350C09 #6A1712 #9E231B #D22F24 #E15B52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9E231B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E231B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E231B

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E231B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E231B	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e231b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46959',
    500: '#9e231b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e231b;
$custom-light: #c46959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e231b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.664,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45957,
    "c": 0.16038,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E231B

secondary

#51BDC4

accent

#E3EE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E231B

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

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