#9E2A1F#9E2A1F
#9E2A1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.154 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 42, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 80.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.03, 46.98, 34.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.03, 58.53, 36.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.66% 0.134 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.66% 0.154 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1776, 9.0263, 2.2391) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.56
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.65
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.90
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.20
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2A1F #1F939E
analogous
#9E1F54 #9E2A1F #9E6A1F
triadic
#9E2A1F #1F9E2A #2A1F9E
tetradic
#9E2A1F #549E1F #1F939E #6A1F9E
square
#9E2A1F #549E1F #1F939E #6A1F9E
split-complementary
#9E2A1F #1F9E6A #1F549E
monochromatic
#380F0B #6B1C15 #9E2A1F #D13829 #DE6559
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#9E2A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9E2A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2A1F
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2A1F | 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)
#4D451D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.154 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36c5c',
500: '#9e2a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2a1f; $custom-light: #c36c5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 42,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.197,
"s": 67.196,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46661,
"c": 0.15399,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.09024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2A1F
secondary
#56B9C2
accent
#DBEA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79