#9E2B1C#9E2B1C
#9E2B1C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.154 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 43, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.14, 46.50, 36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.14, 59.22, 38.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.73% 0.1319 0.0787) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.73% 0.154 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1758, 9.0830, 2.0525) |
| Luminance | 0.0908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.09
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.18
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.92
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.29
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2B1C #1C8F9E
analogous
#9E1C4E #9E2B1C #9E6C1C
triadic
#9E2B1C #1C9E2B #2B1C9E
tetradic
#9E2B1C #4E9E1C #1C8F9E #6C1C9E
square
#9E2B1C #4E9E1C #1C8F9E #6C1C9E
split-complementary
#9E2B1C #1C9E6C #1C4E9E
monochromatic
#360F0A #6A1D13 #9E2B1C #D23925 #E16454
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.46
#9E2B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#9E2B1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2B1C
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2B1C | 1.00 | 7.46 | 2.82 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4519
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5E16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 43, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.154 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d5a',
500: '#9e2b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2b1c; $custom-light: #c36d5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 43,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.923,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46733,
"c": 0.15359,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.09081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2B1C
secondary
#52B7C4
accent
#D8ED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79