#9E251B#9E251B

#9E251B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E251B
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 48.64, 36.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 60.78, 36.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.1384 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.159 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9618, 8.6737, 1.9231)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E251B #1B949E

analogous

#9E1B53 #9E251B #9E671B

triadic

#9E251B #1B9E25 #251B9E

tetradic

#9E251B #539E1B #1B949E #671B9E

square

#9E251B #539E1B #1B949E #671B9E

split-complementary

#9E251B #1B9E67 #1B539E

monochromatic

#350D09 #6A1912 #9E251B #D23124 #E15D52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9E251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E251B

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E251B	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)

#4A4218

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a59',
    500: '#9e251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e251b;
$custom-light: #c46a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.58,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46136,
    "c": 0.15879,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E251B

secondary

#51BBC4

accent

#E0EE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E251B

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

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