#9E2917#9E2917

#9E2917 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2917
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 23)
HSL	hsl(8, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(8, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 85.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 47.10, 38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 61.14, 39.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.48% 0.1329 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(46.48% 0.156 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0500, 8.9192, 1.7396)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2917 #178C9E

analogous

#9E1748 #9E2917 #9E6C17

triadic

#9E2917 #179E29 #29179E

tetradic

#9E2917 #489E17 #178C9E #6C179E

square

#9E2917 #489E17 #178C9E #6C179E

split-complementary

#9E2917 #179E6C #17489E

monochromatic

#330D07 #691B0F #9E2917 #D3371F #E55F4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E2917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E2917 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2917

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2917	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4413

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c56',
    500: '#9e2917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2917;
$custom-light: #c46c56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46484,
    "c": 0.15609,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2917

secondary

#4AB6C6

accent

#D8F137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2917

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

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