#9E281B#9E281B

#9E281B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281B
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 47.58, 36.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 60.16, 37.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% 0.1351 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.156 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0590, 8.8682, 1.9555)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281B #1B919E

analogous

#9E1B50 #9E281B #9E6A1B

triadic

#9E281B #1B9E28 #281B9E

tetradic

#9E281B #509E1B #1B919E #6A1B9E

square

#9E281B #509E1B #1B919E #6A1B9E

split-complementary

#9E281B #1B9E6A #1B509E

monochromatic

#350E09 #6A1B12 #9E281B #D23524 #E16052

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E281B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E281B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281B

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281B	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)

#4C4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b59',
    500: '#9e281b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281b;
$custom-light: #c46b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.954,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4642,
    "c": 0.15632,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281B

secondary

#51B9C4

accent

#DCEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281B

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

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