#9E2B2E#9E2B2E
#9E2B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 43, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.36, 47.24, 26.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.36, 54.12, 29.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.96% 0.1381 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.96% 0.151 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4593, 9.1964, 3.5453) |
| Luminance | 0.0919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.08
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.16
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.22
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2B2E #2B9E9B
analogous
#9E2B68 #9E2B2E #9E622B
triadic
#9E2B2E #2E9E2B #2B2E9E
tetradic
#9E2B2E #689E2B #2B9E9B #622B9E
square
#9E2B2E #689E2B #2B9E9B #622B9E
split-complementary
#9E2B2E #2B9E62 #2B689E
monochromatic
#3E1112 #6E1E20 #9E2B2E #CA3C40 #D76C6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.40
#9E2B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9E2B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2B2E
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2B2E | 1.00 | 7.40 | 2.84 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C462D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 43, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d67',
500: '#9e2b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2b2e; $custom-light: #c26d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 43,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.435,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46963,
"c": 0.15095,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.09194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2B2E
secondary
#67BEBC
accent
#E0DC47
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A