#9E2C1D#9E2C1D
#9E2C1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.153 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 81.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.29, 46.14, 36.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.29, 58.70, 38.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.85% 0.131 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.85% 0.153 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2248, 9.1615, 2.1289) |
| Luminance | 0.0916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.03
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.08
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.11
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.19
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C1D #1D8F9E
analogous
#9E1D4F #9E2C1D #9E6D1D
triadic
#9E2C1D #1D9E2C #2C1D9E
tetradic
#9E2C1D #4F9E1D #1D8F9E #6D1D9E
square
#9E2C1D #4F9E1D #1D8F9E #6D1D9E
split-complementary
#9E2C1D #1D9E6D #1D4F9E
monochromatic
#370F0A #6A1E14 #9E2C1D #D23A26 #E06656
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#9E2C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C1D
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C1D | 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)
#4E451A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.153 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d5a',
500: '#9e2c1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c1d; $custom-light: #c36d5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.977,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46848,
"c": 0.15255,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.09159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C1D
secondary
#54B6C3
accent
#D7EC3C
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79