#9E251C#9E251C

#9E251C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E251C
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 48.67, 35.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 60.49, 36.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.1387 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.159 29)
XYZ	xyz(14.9735, 8.6785, 1.9851)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E251C #1C959E

analogous

#9E1C54 #9E251C #9E661C

triadic

#9E251C #1C9E25 #251C9E

tetradic

#9E251C #549E1C #1C959E #661C9E

square

#9E251C #549E1C #1C959E #661C9E

split-complementary

#9E251C #1C9E66 #1C549E

monochromatic

#360D0A #6A1913 #9E251C #D23125 #E15E54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9E251C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E251C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E251C

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E251C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E251C	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e251c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a59',
    500: '#9e251c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e251c;
$custom-light: #c46a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e251c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.154,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46146,
    "c": 0.15865,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.08676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E251C

secondary

#52BCC4

accent

#E0ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E251C

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

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