#9E2518#9E2518

#9E2518 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2518
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 24)
HSL	hsl(6, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 84.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 48.56, 38.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 61.67, 38.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.1376 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.159 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9288, 8.6606, 1.7496)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2518 #18919E

analogous

#9E184E #9E2518 #9E6818

triadic

#9E2518 #189E25 #25189E

tetradic

#9E2518 #4E9E18 #18919E #68189E

square

#9E2518 #4E9E18 #18919E #68189E

split-complementary

#9E2518 #189E68 #184E9E

monochromatic

#340C08 #691910 #9E2518 #D33120 #E45B4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E2518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2518

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2518	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)

#4B4215

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a57',
    500: '#9e2518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2518;
$custom-light: #c46a57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.821,
    "s": 73.626,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46109,
    "c": 0.15921,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2518

secondary

#4CBAC6

accent

#DEF038

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2518

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

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