#9E2517#9E2517

#9E2517 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2517
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 23)
HSL	hsl(6, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(6, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 48.53, 38.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 61.96, 38.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.1% 0.1373 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(46.1% 0.159 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9186, 8.6565, 1.6958)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2517 #17909E

analogous

#9E174D #9E2517 #9E6817

triadic

#9E2517 #179E25 #25179E

tetradic

#9E2517 #4D9E17 #17909E #68179E

square

#9E2517 #4D9E17 #17909E #68179E

split-complementary

#9E2517 #179E68 #174D9E

monochromatic

#330C07 #69180F #9E2517 #D3321F #E55B4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E2517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2517

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2517	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a56',
    500: '#9e2517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2517;
$custom-light: #c46a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.222,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.461,
    "c": 0.15935,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2517

secondary

#4AB9C6

accent

#DEF137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2517

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

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