#9E241E#9E241E

#9E241E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E241E
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 49.08, 34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 60.10, 35.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.1404 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.159 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9676, 8.6270, 2.1051)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E241E #1E989E

analogous

#9E1E58 #9E241E #9E641E

triadic

#9E241E #1E9E24 #241E9E

tetradic

#9E241E #589E1E #1E989E #641E9E

square

#9E241E #589E1E #1E989E #641E9E

split-complementary

#9E241E #1E9E64 #1E589E

monochromatic

#370D0A #6B1814 #9E241E #D13028 #DF5E57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9E241E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E241E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E241E

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E241E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E241E	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)

#4A421C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e241e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695b',
    500: '#9e241e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e241e;
$custom-light: #c4695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e241e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.813,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46076,
    "c": 0.15918,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E241E

secondary

#55BEC3

accent

#E3EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E241E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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