#9E2C1A#9E2C1A
#9E2C1A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.153 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 83.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.27, 46.05, 37.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.27, 59.61, 39.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.82% 0.1301 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.82% 0.153 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1895, 9.1474, 1.9429) |
| Luminance | 0.0915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.98
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.05
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.34
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.93
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.02
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C1A #1A8C9E
analogous
#9E1A4A #9E2C1A #9E6E1A
triadic
#9E2C1A #1A9E2C #2C1A9E
tetradic
#9E2C1A #4A9E1A #1A8C9E #6E1A9E
square
#9E2C1A #4A9E1A #1A8C9E #6E1A9E
split-complementary
#9E2C1A #1A9E6E #1A4A9E
monochromatic
#350F09 #691D11 #9E2C1A #D33B23 #E26450
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#9E2C1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C1A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C1A
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C1A | 1.00 | 7.42 | 2.83 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4517
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F14
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.153 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d58',
500: '#9e2c1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c1a; $custom-light: #c36d58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.182,
"s": 71.739,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46819,
"c": 0.15305,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.09145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C1A
secondary
#4FB5C5
accent
#D6EE39
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78