#9E2617#9E2617

#9E2617 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2617
RGB	rgb(158, 38, 23)
HSL	hsl(7, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(7, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 48.18, 38.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 61.76, 38.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.19% 0.1362 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(46.19% 0.159 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9501, 8.7196, 1.7063)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2617 #178F9E

analogous

#9E174B #9E2617 #9E6A17

triadic

#9E2617 #179E26 #26179E

tetradic

#9E2617 #4B9E17 #178F9E #6A179E

square

#9E2617 #4B9E17 #178F9E #6A179E

split-complementary

#9E2617 #179E6A #174B9E

monochromatic

#330C07 #69190F #9E2617 #D3331F #E55C4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E2617 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E2617 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2617

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2617	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2617	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2617;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a56',
    500: '#9e2617',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2617;
$custom-light: #c46a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2617",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.667,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46193,
    "c": 0.15855,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2617

secondary

#4AB9C6

accent

#DCF137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2617

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

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