#9E2427#9E2427
#9E2427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2427 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 75.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.36, 49.42, 29.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.36, 57.56, 30.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.19% 0.1434 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.19% 0.158 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0994, 8.6797, 2.7994) |
| Luminance | 0.0868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.88
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.66
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.54
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.60
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.67
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2427 #249E9B
analogous
#9E2464 #9E2427 #9E5E24
triadic
#9E2427 #279E24 #24279E
tetradic
#9E2427 #649E24 #249E9B #5E249E
square
#9E2427 #649E24 #249E9B #5E249E
split-complementary
#9E2427 #249E5E #24649E
monochromatic
#3A0D0E #6C191B #9E2427 #D02F33 #DB6164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#9E2427 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#9E2427 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2427
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2427 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2427 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.74 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2427; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36a61',
500: '#9e2427',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2427; $custom-light: #c36a61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2427",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.525,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46187,
"c": 0.15803,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.08677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2427
secondary
#5EC0BE
accent
#E6E242
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79