#9E261C#9E261C
#9E261C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E261C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 38, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.48, 48.33, 36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.48, 60.28, 36.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.24% 0.1376 0.0773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.24% 0.158 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0051, 8.7415, 1.9956) |
| Luminance | 0.0874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.15
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.64
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.67
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.78
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E261C #1C949E
analogous
#9E1C53 #9E261C #9E671C
triadic
#9E261C #1C9E26 #261C9E
tetradic
#9E261C #539E1C #1C949E #671C9E
square
#9E261C #539E1C #1C949E #671C9E
split-complementary
#9E261C #1C9E67 #1C539E
monochromatic
#360D0A #6A1913 #9E261C #D23325 #E15F54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.64
#9E261C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#9E261C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E261C
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E261C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E261C | 1.00 | 7.64 | 2.75 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4319
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e261c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46a59',
500: '#9e261c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e261c; $custom-light: #c46a59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e261c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 38,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.615,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46239,
"c": 0.15783,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.08739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E261C
secondary
#52BBC4
accent
#DFED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79