#9E2C15#9E2C15
#9E2C15 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.154 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 87%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 86.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.23, 45.91, 40.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.23, 61.10, 41.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.78% 0.1288 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.78% 0.154 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1384, 9.1270, 1.6739) |
| Luminance | 0.0912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 2.24
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.59
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.64
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.33
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.79
Brown Red
#922B05
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C15 #15879E
analogous
#9E1543 #9E2C15 #9E7015
triadic
#9E2C15 #159E2C #2C159E
tetradic
#9E2C15 #439E15 #15879E #70159E
square
#9E2C15 #439E15 #15879E #70159E
split-complementary
#9E2C15 #159E70 #15439E
monochromatic
#320E07 #681D0E #9E2C15 #D43B1C #E76247
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.43
#9E2C15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C15
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C15 | 1.00 | 7.43 | 2.83 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4510
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5E0E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.154 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d55',
500: '#9e2c15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c15; $custom-light: #c46d55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c15",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.073,
"s": 76.536,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46778,
"c": 0.15384,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.09125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C15
secondary
#47B2C7
accent
#D3F335
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78