#9E2420#9E2420

#9E2420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2420
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 49.14, 33.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 59.52, 34.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.1% 0.141 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(46.1% 0.159 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9939, 8.6375, 2.2439)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2420 #209A9E

analogous

#9E205B #9E2420 #9E6320

triadic

#9E2420 #209E24 #24209E

tetradic

#9E2420 #5B9E20 #209A9E #63209E

square

#9E2420 #5B9E20 #209A9E #63209E

split-complementary

#9E2420 #209E63 #205B9E

monochromatic

#380D0B #6B1816 #9E2420 #D1302A #DE5F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9E2420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2420

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2420	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A421E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695c',
    500: '#9e2420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2420;
$custom-light: #c3695c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46099,
    "c": 0.15891,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2420

secondary

#58BFC2

accent

#E4E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2420

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

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