#9E271E#9E271E

#9E271E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.157 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E271E
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 48.04, 35.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 59.48, 36.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.1371 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.157 29)
XYZ	xyz(15.0622, 8.8162, 2.1367)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E271E #1E959E

analogous

#9E1E55 #9E271E #9E671E

triadic

#9E271E #1E9E27 #271E9E

tetradic

#9E271E #559E1E #1E959E #671E9E

square

#9E271E #559E1E #1E959E #671E9E

split-complementary

#9E271E #1E9E67 #1E559E

monochromatic

#370E0A #6B1A14 #9E271E #D13428 #DF6157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9E271E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E271E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E271E

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E271E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E271E	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)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e271e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.157 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5b',
    500: '#9e271e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e271e;
$custom-light: #c36b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e271e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.219,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46354,
    "c": 0.15671,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.08814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E271E

secondary

#55BBC3

accent

#DFEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E271E

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

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