#9E2C1C#9E2C1C
#9E2C1C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.153 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 82.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.28, 46.11, 36.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.28, 59.00, 38.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.84% 0.1307 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.84% 0.153 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2126, 9.1566, 2.0648) |
| Luminance | 0.0915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.00
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.84
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.01
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.22
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C1C #1C8E9E
analogous
#9E1C4D #9E2C1C #9E6D1C
triadic
#9E2C1C #1C9E2C #2C1C9E
tetradic
#9E2C1C #4D9E1C #1C8E9E #6D1C9E
square
#9E2C1C #4D9E1C #1C8E9E #6D1C9E
split-complementary
#9E2C1C #1C9E6D #1C4D9E
monochromatic
#360F0A #6A1E13 #9E2C1C #D23A25 #E16554
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#9E2C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C1C
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C1C | 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)
#4E4519
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.153 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d5a',
500: '#9e2c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c1c; $custom-light: #c36d5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.385,
"s": 69.892,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46838,
"c": 0.15272,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.09154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C1C
secondary
#52B6C4
accent
#D7ED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79