#9E261E#9E261E

#9E261E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.158 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E261E
RGB	rgb(158, 38, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 48.39, 34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 59.69, 35.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.1382 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.158 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0298, 8.7514, 2.1259)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E261E #1E969E

analogous

#9E1E56 #9E261E #9E661E

triadic

#9E261E #1E9E26 #261E9E

tetradic

#9E261E #569E1E #1E969E #661E9E

square

#9E261E #569E1E #1E969E #661E9E

split-complementary

#9E261E #1E9E66 #1E569E

monochromatic

#370D0A #6B1A14 #9E261E #D13228 #DF6057

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9E261E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E261E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E261E

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E261E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E261E	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)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e261e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 38, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.158 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a5b',
    500: '#9e261e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e261e;
$custom-light: #c36a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e261e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46259,
    "c": 0.15754,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E261E

secondary

#55BCC3

accent

#E0EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E261E

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

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