#9E271D#9E271D

#9E271D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E271D
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 48.01, 35.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 59.77, 36.57°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1368 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.157 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0496, 8.8112, 2.0705)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E271D #1D949E

analogous

#9E1D54 #9E271D #9E681D

triadic

#9E271D #1D9E27 #271D9E

tetradic

#9E271D #549E1D #1D949E #681D9E

square

#9E271D #549E1D #1D949E #681D9E

split-complementary

#9E271D #1D9E68 #1D549E

monochromatic

#370D0A #6A1A14 #9E271D #D23426 #E06056

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9E271D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E271D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E271D

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E271D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E271D	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e271d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5a',
    500: '#9e271d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e271d;
$custom-light: #c36b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e271d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.651,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46343,
    "c": 0.15686,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E271D

secondary

#54BBC3

accent

#DEEC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E271D

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

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