#9E2320#9E2320
#9E2320 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2320 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 79.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.16, 49.48, 33.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.16, 59.72, 34.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.01% 0.142 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.01% 0.16 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9641, 8.5778, 2.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.0858 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.53
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.90
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.31
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2320 #209B9E
analogous
#9E205C #9E2320 #9E6220
triadic
#9E2320 #209E23 #23209E
tetradic
#9E2320 #5C9E20 #209B9E #62209E
square
#9E2320 #5C9E20 #209B9E #62209E
split-complementary
#9E2320 #209E62 #205C9E
monochromatic
#380C0B #6B1816 #9E2320 #D12E2A #DE5E5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.73
#9E2320 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#9E2320 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2320
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2320 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2320 | 1.00 | 7.73 | 2.72 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49421E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2320; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3695c',
500: '#9e2320',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2320; $custom-light: #c3695c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2320",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.429,
"s": 66.316,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4601,
"c": 0.15971,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.08575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2320
secondary
#58BFC2
accent
#E5E93F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79