#9E2A1E#9E2A1E
#9E2A1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.154 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2A1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 42, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, 46.94, 35.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 58.83, 37.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.65% 0.1337 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.65% 0.154 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1647, 9.0211, 2.1708) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.44
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.60
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.99
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.06
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2A1E #1E929E
analogous
#9E1E52 #9E2A1E #9E6A1E
triadic
#9E2A1E #1E9E2A #2A1E9E
tetradic
#9E2A1E #529E1E #1E929E #6A1E9E
square
#9E2A1E #529E1E #1E929E #6A1E9E
split-complementary
#9E2A1E #1E9E6A #1E529E
monochromatic
#370F0A #6B1C14 #9E2A1E #D13828 #DF6457
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#9E2A1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9E2A1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2A1E
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2A1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2A1E | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D441B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2a1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.154 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36c5b',
500: '#9e2a1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2a1e; $custom-light: #c36c5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2a1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 42,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.625,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4665,
"c": 0.15415,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.09019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2A1E
secondary
#55B8C3
accent
#DBEB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79