#9E281C#9E281C

#9E281C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281C
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 47.61, 36.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 59.86, 37.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.1354 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.156 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0707, 8.8729, 2.0175)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281C #1C929E

analogous

#9E1C51 #9E281C #9E691C

triadic

#9E281C #1C9E28 #281C9E

tetradic

#9E281C #519E1C #1C929E #691C9E

square

#9E281C #519E1C #1C929E #691C9E

split-complementary

#9E281C #1C9E69 #1C519E

monochromatic

#360E0A #6A1B13 #9E281C #D23525 #E16154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281C

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281C	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)

#4C4419

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5a',
    500: '#9e281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281c;
$custom-light: #c46b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.538,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4643,
    "c": 0.15617,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281C

secondary

#52B9C4

accent

#DCED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281C

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

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