#9E2820#9E2820

#9E2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2820
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 47.75, 34.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 58.67, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% 0.1366 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.156 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1218, 8.8933, 2.2866)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2820 #20969E

analogous

#9E2057 #9E2820 #9E6720

triadic

#9E2820 #209E28 #28209E

tetradic

#9E2820 #579E20 #20969E #67209E

square

#9E2820 #579E20 #20969E #67209E

split-complementary

#9E2820 #209E67 #20579E

monochromatic

#380E0B #6B1B16 #9E2820 #D1352A #DE635B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9E2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2820

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2820	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)

#4C441E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5c',
    500: '#9e2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2820;
$custom-light: #c36b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.81,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46472,
    "c": 0.15557,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2820

secondary

#58BBC2

accent

#DEE93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2820

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

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