#9E2428#9E2428
#9E2428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2428 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 74.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.37, 49.46, 28.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.37, 57.30, 30.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.2% 0.1438 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.2% 0.158 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1162, 8.6864, 2.8878) |
| Luminance | 0.0868 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.97
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.85
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.94
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2428 #249E9A
analogous
#9E2465 #9E2428 #9E5D24
triadic
#9E2428 #289E24 #24289E
tetradic
#9E2428 #659E24 #249E9A #5D249E
square
#9E2428 #659E24 #249E9A #5D249E
split-complementary
#9E2428 #249E5D #24659E
monochromatic
#3A0D0F #6C191B #9E2428 #D02F35 #DB6165
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.67
#9E2428 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#9E2428 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2428
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2428 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2428 | 1.00 | 7.67 | 2.74 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2428; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36a62',
500: '#9e2428',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2428; $custom-light: #c36a62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2428",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.033,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46201,
"c": 0.15792,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.08684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2428
secondary
#5EC0BD
accent
#E6E142
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#837A79