#9E231E#9E231E
#9E231E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E231E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.14, 49.41, 34.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.14, 60.30, 34.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.99% 0.1414 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.99% 0.16 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9377, 8.5673, 2.0952) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.94
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.00
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.90
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.98
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E231E #1E999E
analogous
#9E1E59 #9E231E #9E631E
triadic
#9E231E #1E9E23 #231E9E
tetradic
#9E231E #599E1E #1E999E #631E9E
square
#9E231E #599E1E #1E999E #631E9E
split-complementary
#9E231E #1E9E63 #1E599E
monochromatic
#370C0A #6B1814 #9E231E #D12E28 #DF5D57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#9E231E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#9E231E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E231E
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E231E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E231E | 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)
#49411C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685C18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e231e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4695b',
500: '#9e231e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e231e; $custom-light: #c4695b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e231e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.344,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45988,
"c": 0.15997,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.08565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E231E
secondary
#55BEC3
accent
#E4EB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79