#9E281F#9E281F

#9E281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E281F
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 80.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 47.71, 34.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 58.97, 35.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.1363 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.156 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1085, 8.8880, 2.2161)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E281F #1F959E

analogous

#9E1F56 #9E281F #9E681F

triadic

#9E281F #1F9E28 #281F9E

tetradic

#9E281F #569E1F #1F959E #681F9E

square

#9E281F #569E1F #1F959E #681F9E

split-complementary

#9E281F #1F9E68 #1F569E

monochromatic

#380E0B #6B1B15 #9E281F #D13529 #DE6259

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9E281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E281F

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E281F	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)

#4C441D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5c',
    500: '#9e281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e281f;
$custom-light: #c36b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.252,
    "s": 67.196,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46461,
    "c": 0.15572,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E281F

secondary

#56BBC2

accent

#DEEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E281F

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

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