#9E2717#9E2717

#9E2717 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.158 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2717
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 23)
HSL	hsl(7, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(7, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 47.83, 38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 61.56, 39.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.1351 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.158 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9826, 8.7844, 1.7171)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2717 #178E9E

analogous

#9E174A #9E2717 #9E6A17

triadic

#9E2717 #179E27 #27179E

tetradic

#9E2717 #4A9E17 #178E9E #6A179E

square

#9E2717 #4A9E17 #178E9E #6A179E

split-complementary

#9E2717 #179E6A #174A9E

monochromatic

#330D07 #691A0F #9E2717 #D3341F #E55D4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9E2717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E2717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2717

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2717	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4313

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.158 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b56',
    500: '#9e2717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2717;
$custom-light: #c46b56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.111,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46288,
    "c": 0.15774,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2717

secondary

#4AB8C6

accent

#DBF137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2717

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

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