#9E2C1F#9E2C1F
#9E2C1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.152 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 80.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.31, 46.21, 35.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.31, 58.09, 37.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.87% 0.1316 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.87% 0.152 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2503, 9.1717, 2.2634) |
| Luminance | 0.0917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.19
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.03
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.28
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C1F #1F919E
analogous
#9E1F51 #9E2C1F #9E6C1F
triadic
#9E2C1F #1F9E2C #2C1F9E
tetradic
#9E2C1F #519E1F #1F919E #6C1F9E
square
#9E2C1F #519E1F #1F919E #6C1F9E
split-complementary
#9E2C1F #1F9E6C #1F519E
monochromatic
#38100B #6B1E15 #9E2C1F #D13A29 #DE6759
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.41
#9E2C1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9E2C1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C1F
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C1F | 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)
#4E451C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.152 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d5c',
500: '#9e2c1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c1f; $custom-light: #c36d5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.142,
"s": 67.196,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46868,
"c": 0.15222,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.09169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C1F
secondary
#56B7C2
accent
#D8EA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79