#9E291A#9E291A

#9E291A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E291A
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 26)
HSL	hsl(7, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(7, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 47.19, 37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 60.25, 38.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.1337 0.0797)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.156 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0818, 8.9319, 1.9070)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E291A #1A8F9E

analogous

#9E1A4D #9E291A #9E6B1A

triadic

#9E291A #1A9E29 #291A9E

tetradic

#9E291A #4D9E1A #1A8F9E #6B1A9E

square

#9E291A #4D9E1A #1A8F9E #6B1A9E

split-complementary

#9E291A #1A9E6B #1A4D9E

monochromatic

#350E09 #691B11 #9E291A #D33723 #E26150

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E291A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E291A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E291A

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E291A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E291A	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4417

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e291a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c58',
    500: '#9e291a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e291a;
$custom-light: #c46c58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e291a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.818,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4651,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E291A

secondary

#4FB7C5

accent

#DAEE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E291A

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

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