#9E281D#9E281D

#9E281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281D
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 47.65, 35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 59.56, 36.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.1357 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.156 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0829, 8.8778, 2.0816)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281D #1D939E

analogous

#9E1D53 #9E281D #9E691D

triadic

#9E281D #1D9E28 #281D9E

tetradic

#9E281D #539E1D #1D939E #691D9E

square

#9E281D #539E1D #1D939E #691D9E

split-complementary

#9E281D #1D9E69 #1D539E

monochromatic

#370E0A #6A1B14 #9E281D #D23526 #E06156

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281D

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281D	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)

#4C441A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5a',
    500: '#9e281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281d;
$custom-light: #c36b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.116,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4644,
    "c": 0.15602,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281D

secondary

#54BAC3

accent

#DDEC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281D

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

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