#9E261A#9E261A

#9E261A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E261A
RGB	rgb(158, 38, 26)
HSL	hsl(5, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 48.27, 37.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 60.87, 37.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.137 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.158 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9819, 8.7323, 1.8737)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E261A #1A929E

analogous

#9E1A50 #9E261A #9E681A

triadic

#9E261A #1A9E26 #261A9E

tetradic

#9E261A #509E1A #1A929E #681A9E

square

#9E261A #509E1A #1A929E #681A9E

split-complementary

#9E261A #1A9E68 #1A509E

monochromatic

#350D09 #691911 #9E261A #D33323 #E25D50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E261A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E261A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E261A

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E261A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E261A	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e261a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a58',
    500: '#9e261a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e261a;
$custom-light: #c46a58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e261a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46219,
    "c": 0.15812,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E261A

secondary

#4FBAC5

accent

#DEEE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E261A

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

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