#9E2727#9E2727

#9E2727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2727
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 48.38, 29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 56.90, 31.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.1401 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.155 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1940, 8.8690, 2.8309)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2727 #279E9E

analogous

#9E2762 #9E2727 #9E6227

triadic

#9E2727 #279E27 #27279E

tetradic

#9E2727 #629E27 #279E9E #62279E

square

#9E2727 #629E27 #279E9E #62279E

split-complementary

#9E2727 #279E62 #27629E

monochromatic

#3C0F0F #6D1B1B #9E2727 #CD3535 #D96666

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E2727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E2727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2727

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2727	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4426

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b61',
    500: '#9e2727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2727;
$custom-light: #c36b61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46463,
    "c": 0.15546,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2727

secondary

#62BFBF

accent

#E4E444

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2727

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

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