#9E251F#9E251F

#9E251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E251F
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 80.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 48.77, 34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 59.60, 35.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.1396 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.158 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0112, 8.6935, 2.1837)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E251F #1F989E

analogous

#9E1F58 #9E251F #9E651F

triadic

#9E251F #1F9E25 #251F9E

tetradic

#9E251F #589E1F #1F989E #651F9E

square

#9E251F #589E1F #1F989E #651F9E

split-complementary

#9E251F #1F9E65 #1F589E

monochromatic

#380D0B #6B1915 #9E251F #D13129 #DE5F59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9E251F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E251F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E251F

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E251F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E251F	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)

#4A421D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e251f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a5b',
    500: '#9e251f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e251f;
$custom-light: #c36a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e251f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.835,
    "s": 67.196,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46178,
    "c": 0.15823,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E251F

secondary

#56BDC2

accent

#E2EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E251F

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

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