#9E291C#9E291C

#9E291C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E291C
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 82.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 47.25, 36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 59.65, 37.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.1342 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.155 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1049, 8.9412, 2.0289)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E291C #1C919E

analogous

#9E1C50 #9E291C #9E6A1C

triadic

#9E291C #1C9E29 #291C9E

tetradic

#9E291C #509E1C #1C919E #6A1C9E

square

#9E291C #509E1C #1C919E #6A1C9E

split-complementary

#9E291C #1C9E6A #1C509E

monochromatic

#360E0A #6A1C13 #9E291C #D23625 #E16254

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9E291C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E291C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E291C

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E291C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E291C	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4419

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e291c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c5a',
    500: '#9e291c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e291c;
$custom-light: #c36c5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e291c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 69.892,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46529,
    "c": 0.15532,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E291C

secondary

#52B8C4

accent

#DBED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E291C

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

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