#9E2425#9E2425
#9E2425 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2425 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 76.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.33, 49.33, 30.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.33, 58.11, 31.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.16% 0.1427 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.16% 0.158 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0671, 8.6668, 2.6294) |
| Luminance | 0.0866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.85
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.34
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.17
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2425 #249E9D
analogous
#9E2462 #9E2425 #9E6024
triadic
#9E2425 #259E24 #24259E
tetradic
#9E2425 #629E24 #249E9D #60249E
square
#9E2425 #629E24 #249E9D #60249E
split-complementary
#9E2425 #249E60 #24629E
monochromatic
#3A0D0E #6C1919 #9E2425 #D02F31 #DB6162
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#9E2425 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9E2425 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2425
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2425 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2425 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494224
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2425; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36a60',
500: '#9e2425',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2425; $custom-light: #c36a60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2425",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.508,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4616,
"c": 0.15826,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.08664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2425
secondary
#5EC0BF
accent
#E6E542
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79