#9E251A#9E251A

#9E251A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E251A
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 26)
HSL	hsl(5, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 48.61, 36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 61.08, 37.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1381 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.159 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9504, 8.6692, 1.8632)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E251A #1A939E

analogous

#9E1A51 #9E251A #9E671A

triadic

#9E251A #1A9E25 #251A9E

tetradic

#9E251A #519E1A #1A939E #671A9E

square

#9E251A #519E1A #1A939E #671A9E

split-complementary

#9E251A #1A9E67 #1A519E

monochromatic

#350C09 #691911 #9E251A #D33123 #E25C50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9E251A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E251A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E251A

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E251A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E251A	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4217

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e251a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a58',
    500: '#9e251a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e251a;
$custom-light: #c46a58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e251a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46127,
    "c": 0.15892,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E251A

secondary

#4FBBC5

accent

#DFEE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E251A

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

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