#9E291E#9E291E

#9E291E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E291E
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 47.31, 35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 59.05, 36.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.1348 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.155 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1296, 8.9511, 2.1591)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E291E #1E939E

analogous

#9E1E53 #9E291E #9E691E

triadic

#9E291E #1E9E29 #291E9E

tetradic

#9E291E #539E1E #1E939E #691E9E

square

#9E291E #539E1E #1E939E #691E9E

split-complementary

#9E291E #1E9E69 #1E539E

monochromatic

#370E0A #6B1C14 #9E291E #D13628 #DF6357

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9E291E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E291E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E291E

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E291E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E291E	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)

#4C441B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e291e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c5b',
    500: '#9e291e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e291e;
$custom-light: #c36c5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e291e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.156,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46549,
    "c": 0.15501,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E291E

secondary

#55B9C3

accent

#DCEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E291E

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

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