#9E2720#9E2720

#9E2720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2720
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.65, 48.11, 33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.65, 58.89, 35.22°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.1378 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.156 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0886, 8.8268, 2.2755)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2720 #20979E

analogous

#9E2058 #9E2720 #9E6620

triadic

#9E2720 #209E27 #27209E

tetradic

#9E2720 #589E20 #20979E #66209E

square

#9E2720 #589E20 #20979E #66209E

split-complementary

#9E2720 #209E66 #20589E

monochromatic

#380E0B #6B1A16 #9E2720 #D1342A #DE625B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9E2720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E2720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2720

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2720	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)

#4B431E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5c',
    500: '#9e2720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2720;
$custom-light: #c36b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46376,
    "c": 0.15643,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2720

secondary

#58BCC2

accent

#E0E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2720

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

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