#9E281E#9E281E

#9E281E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281E
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 47.68, 35.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 59.26, 36.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.136 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.156 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0955, 8.8828, 2.1478)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281E #1E949E

analogous

#9E1E54 #9E281E #9E681E

triadic

#9E281E #1E9E28 #281E9E

tetradic

#9E281E #549E1E #1E949E #681E9E

square

#9E281E #549E1E #1E949E #681E9E

split-complementary

#9E281E #1E9E68 #1E549E

monochromatic

#370E0A #6B1B14 #9E281E #D13528 #DF6257

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9E281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281E

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281E	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C441C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5b',
    500: '#9e281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281e;
$custom-light: #c36b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.688,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4645,
    "c": 0.15587,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281E

secondary

#55BAC3

accent

#DDEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281E

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

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