#9E2324#9E2324
#9E2324 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2324 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 77.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.20, 49.62, 31.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.20, 58.59, 32.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.06% 0.1434 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.06% 0.159 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0218, 8.6009, 2.5379) |
| Luminance | 0.0860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.97
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.15
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.14
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2324 #239E9D
analogous
#9E2362 #9E2324 #9E5F23
triadic
#9E2324 #249E23 #23249E
tetradic
#9E2324 #629E23 #239E9D #5F239E
square
#9E2324 #629E23 #239E9D #5F239E
split-complementary
#9E2324 #239E5F #23629E
monochromatic
#3A0D0D #6C1819 #9E2324 #D02E2F #DC6061
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.72
#9E2324 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#9E2324 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2324
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2324 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2324 | 1.00 | 7.72 | 2.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2324; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3695f',
500: '#9e2324',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2324; $custom-light: #c3695f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2324",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.512,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46059,
"c": 0.1592,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.08599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2324
secondary
#5CC1C0
accent
#E7E541
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79