#9E261B#9E261B

#9E261B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E261B
RGB	rgb(158, 38, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 48.30, 36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 60.58, 37.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.1373 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.158 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9933, 8.7368, 1.9336)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E261B #1B939E

analogous

#9E1B52 #9E261B #9E681B

triadic

#9E261B #1B9E26 #261B9E

tetradic

#9E261B #529E1B #1B939E #681B9E

square

#9E261B #529E1B #1B939E #681B9E

split-complementary

#9E261B #1B9E68 #1B529E

monochromatic

#350D09 #6A1912 #9E261B #D23324 #E15E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E261B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E261B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E261B

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E261B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E261B	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)

#4B4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e261b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a59',
    500: '#9e261b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e261b;
$custom-light: #c46a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e261b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.038,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46229,
    "c": 0.15798,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E261B

secondary

#51BAC4

accent

#DFEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E261B

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

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