#9E241C#9E241C
#9E241C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E241C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.24, 49.01, 35.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.24, 60.69, 36.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.06% 0.1398 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.06% 0.159 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9428, 8.6171, 1.9748) |
| Luminance | 0.0862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.38
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.53
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E241C #1C969E
analogous
#9E1C55 #9E241C #9E651C
triadic
#9E241C #1C9E24 #241C9E
tetradic
#9E241C #559E1C #1C969E #651C9E
square
#9E241C #559E1C #1C969E #651C9E
split-complementary
#9E241C #1C9E65 #1C559E
monochromatic
#360C0A #6A1813 #9E241C #D23025 #E15C54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.71
#9E241C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#9E241C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E241C
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E241C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E241C | 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)
#4A421A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685C16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e241c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46959',
500: '#9e241c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e241c; $custom-light: #c46959; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e241c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.692,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46056,
"c": 0.15945,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.08615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E241C
secondary
#52BDC4
accent
#E2ED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78