#9E271C#9E271C

#9E271C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E271C
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 47.98, 36.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 60.07, 37.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.1365 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.157 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0375, 8.8063, 2.0064)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E271C #1C939E

analogous

#9E1C52 #9E271C #9E681C

triadic

#9E271C #1C9E27 #271C9E

tetradic

#9E271C #529E1C #1C939E #681C9E

square

#9E271C #529E1C #1C939E #681C9E

split-complementary

#9E271C #1C9E68 #1C529E

monochromatic

#360D0A #6A1A13 #9E271C #D23425 #E16054

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9E271C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E271C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E271C

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E271C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E271C	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)

#4B4319

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e271c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5a',
    500: '#9e271c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e271c;
$custom-light: #c46b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e271c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.077,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46333,
    "c": 0.157,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E271C

secondary

#52BAC4

accent

#DEED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E271C

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

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