#9E291B#9E291B

#9E291B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E291B
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 47.22, 36.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 59.95, 38.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.134 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.155 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0931, 8.9365, 1.9669)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E291B #1B909E

analogous

#9E1B4F #9E291B #9E6B1B

triadic

#9E291B #1B9E29 #291B9E

tetradic

#9E291B #4F9E1B #1B909E #6B1B9E

square

#9E291B #4F9E1B #1B909E #6B1B9E

split-complementary

#9E291B #1B9E6B #1B4F9E

monochromatic

#350E09 #6A1B12 #9E291B #D23724 #E16152

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E291B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E291B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E291B

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E291B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E291B	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)

#4C4418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e291b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c59',
    500: '#9e291b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e291b;
$custom-light: #c46c59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e291b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.412,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46519,
    "c": 0.15548,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E291B

secondary

#51B8C4

accent

#DAEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E291B

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

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