#9E251D#9E251D

#9E251D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E251D
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 48.70, 35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 60.19, 35.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.139 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.159 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9857, 8.6833, 2.0492)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E251D #1D969E

analogous

#9E1D56 #9E251D #9E661D

triadic

#9E251D #1D9E25 #251D9E

tetradic

#9E251D #569E1D #1D969E #661D9E

square

#9E251D #569E1D #1D969E #661D9E

split-complementary

#9E251D #1D9E66 #1D569E

monochromatic

#370D0A #6A1914 #9E251D #D23126 #E05E56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9E251D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E251D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E251D

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E251D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E251D	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A421B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e251d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5a',
    500: '#9e251d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e251d;
$custom-light: #c46a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e251d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.721,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46156,
    "c": 0.15851,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E251D

secondary

#54BCC3

accent

#E1EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E251D

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

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