#9E291F#9E291F

#9E291F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.155 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E291F
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 31)
HSL	hsl(5, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 80.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 47.35, 34.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 58.75, 36.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.1352 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.155 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1426, 8.9563, 2.2275)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E291F #1F949E

analogous

#9E1F55 #9E291F #9E681F

triadic

#9E291F #1F9E29 #291F9E

tetradic

#9E291F #559E1F #1F949E #681F9E

square

#9E291F #559E1F #1F949E #681F9E

split-complementary

#9E291F #1F9E68 #1F559E

monochromatic

#380E0B #6B1C15 #9E291F #D13629 #DE6359

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9E291F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E291F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E291F

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E291F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E291F	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C441D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e291f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.155 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c5c',
    500: '#9e291f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e291f;
$custom-light: #c36c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e291f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.724,
    "s": 67.196,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4656,
    "c": 0.15485,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E291F

secondary

#56BAC2

accent

#DDEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E291F

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

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