#9E2326#9E2326
#9E2326 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2326 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 75.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.23, 49.70, 29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.23, 58.05, 31.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.09% 0.1441 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.09% 0.159 25) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0532, 8.6135, 2.7033) |
| Luminance | 0.0861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.95
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.44
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.55
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.62
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2326 #239E9B
analogous
#9E2363 #9E2326 #9E5E23
triadic
#9E2326 #269E23 #23269E
tetradic
#9E2326 #639E23 #239E9B #5E239E
square
#9E2326 #639E23 #239E9B #5E239E
split-complementary
#9E2326 #239E5E #23639E
monochromatic
#3A0D0E #6C181A #9E2326 #D02E32 #DC6063
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.71
#9E2326 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#9E2326 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2326
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2326 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2326 | 1.00 | 7.71 | 2.72 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494225
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2326; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 25.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36960',
500: '#9e2326',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2326; $custom-light: #c36960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2326",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.537,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46086,
"c": 0.15897,
"h": 25
},
"luminance": 0.08611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2326
secondary
#5CC1BE
accent
#E7E341
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79