#9E2429#9E2429
#9E2429 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2429 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 74.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.39, 49.50, 28.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.39, 57.04, 29.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.22% 0.1441 0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.22% 0.158 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1334, 8.6933, 2.9785) |
| Luminance | 0.0869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.12
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.06
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.92
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.13
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.21
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2429 #249E99
analogous
#9E2466 #9E2429 #9E5C24
triadic
#9E2429 #299E24 #24299E
tetradic
#9E2429 #669E24 #249E99 #5C249E
square
#9E2429 #669E24 #249E99 #5C249E
split-complementary
#9E2429 #249E5C #24669E
monochromatic
#3A0D0F #6C191C #9E2429 #D02F36 #DB6166
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.67
#9E2429 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#9E2429 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2429
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2429 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2429 | 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)
#494228
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2429; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36a63',
500: '#9e2429',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2429; $custom-light: #c36a63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2429",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.541,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46216,
"c": 0.15781,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.08691
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2429
secondary
#5EC0BC
accent
#E6DF42
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#837A79