#9E231D#9E231D

#9E231D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E231D
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 29)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 49.37, 35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 60.59, 35.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.1411 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.16 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9252, 8.5623, 2.0290)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E231D #1D989E

analogous

#9E1D58 #9E231D #9E641D

triadic

#9E231D #1D9E23 #231D9E

tetradic

#9E231D #589E1D #1D989E #641D9E

square

#9E231D #589E1D #1D989E #641D9E

split-complementary

#9E231D #1D9E64 #1D589E

monochromatic

#370C0A #6A1814 #9E231D #D22E26 #E05C56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9E231D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E231D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E231D

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E231D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E231D	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e231d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695a',
    500: '#9e231d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e231d;
$custom-light: #c4695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e231d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.791,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45978,
    "c": 0.16011,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E231D

secondary

#54BEC3

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E231D

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

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