#9E2C1E#9E2C1E
#9E2C1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.152 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.30, 46.18, 35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.30, 58.39, 37.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.86% 0.1313 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.86% 0.152 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2374, 9.1665, 2.1950) |
| Luminance | 0.0916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.09
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.15
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.17
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C1E #1E909E
analogous
#9E1E50 #9E2C1E #9E6C1E
triadic
#9E2C1E #1E9E2C #2C1E9E
tetradic
#9E2C1E #509E1E #1E909E #6C1E9E
square
#9E2C1E #509E1E #1E909E #6C1E9E
split-complementary
#9E2C1E #1E9E6C #1E509E
monochromatic
#370F0A #6B1E14 #9E2C1E #D13A28 #DF6657
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.41
#9E2C1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C1E
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C1E | 1.00 | 7.41 | 2.83 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E451B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.152 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d5b',
500: '#9e2c1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c1e; $custom-light: #c36d5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.563,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46858,
"c": 0.15238,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.09164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C1E
secondary
#55B7C3
accent
#D8EB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79