#9E2C2E#9E2C2E
#9E2C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.50, 46.86, 26.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.50, 53.87, 29.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.07% 0.1369 0.0614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.07% 0.15 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4961, 9.2700, 3.5576) |
| Luminance | 0.0927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.04
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.25
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.87
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.93
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C2E #2C9E9C
analogous
#9E2C67 #9E2C2E #9E632C
triadic
#9E2C2E #2E9E2C #2C2E9E
tetradic
#9E2C2E #679E2C #2C9E9C #632C9E
square
#9E2C2E #679E2C #2C9E9C #632C9E
split-complementary
#9E2C2E #2C9E63 #2C679E
monochromatic
#3E1112 #6E1F20 #9E2C2E #C93E40 #D76E70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.36
#9E2C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9E2C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C2E
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C2E | 1.00 | 7.36 | 2.85 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C462D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE022E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d67',
500: '#9e2c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c2e; $custom-light: #c26d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.947,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47067,
"c": 0.14999,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.09268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C2E
secondary
#68BEBC
accent
#E0DD48
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#827B7A