#9E281A#9E281A

#9E281A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281A
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 26)
HSL	hsl(6, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 47.55, 37.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 60.46, 38.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1348 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.156 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0476, 8.8636, 1.8956)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281A #1A909E

analogous

#9E1A4E #9E281A #9E6A1A

triadic

#9E281A #1A9E28 #281A9E

tetradic

#9E281A #4E9E1A #1A909E #6A1A9E

square

#9E281A #4E9E1A #1A909E #6A1A9E

split-complementary

#9E281A #1A9E6A #1A4E9E

monochromatic

#350D09 #691B11 #9E281A #D33523 #E26050

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#9E281A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E281A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281A

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281A	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b58',
    500: '#9e281a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281a;
$custom-light: #c46b58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.364,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46411,
    "c": 0.15647,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281A

secondary

#4FB8C5

accent

#DBEE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281A

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

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