#9E271B#9E271B

#9E271B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E271B
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 47.94, 36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 60.37, 37.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.32% 0.1362 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(46.32% 0.157 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0257, 8.8016, 1.9444)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E271B #1B929E

analogous

#9E1B51 #9E271B #9E691B

triadic

#9E271B #1B9E27 #271B9E

tetradic

#9E271B #519E1B #1B929E #691B9E

square

#9E271B #519E1B #1B929E #691B9E

split-complementary

#9E271B #1B9E69 #1B519E

monochromatic

#350D09 #6A1A12 #9E271B #D23424 #E15F52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9E271B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E271B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E271B

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E271B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E271B	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e271b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b59',
    500: '#9e271b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e271b;
$custom-light: #c46b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e271b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.496,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46323,
    "c": 0.15716,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E271B

secondary

#51BAC4

accent

#DDEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E271B

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

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