#9E261D#9E261D

#9E261D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E261D
RGB	rgb(158, 38, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 48.36, 35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 59.98, 36.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1379 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.158 29)
XYZ	xyz(15.0172, 8.7464, 2.0597)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E261D #1D959E

analogous

#9E1D55 #9E261D #9E671D

triadic

#9E261D #1D9E26 #261D9E

tetradic

#9E261D #559E1D #1D959E #671D9E

square

#9E261D #559E1D #1D959E #671D9E

split-complementary

#9E261D #1D9E67 #1D559E

monochromatic

#370D0A #6A1A14 #9E261D #D23226 #E05F56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9E261D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E261D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E261D

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E261D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E261D	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)

#4B431B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e261d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5a',
    500: '#9e261d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e261d;
$custom-light: #c46a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e261d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.186,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46249,
    "c": 0.15769,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.08744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E261D

secondary

#54BBC3

accent

#E0EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E261D

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

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