#9E2D1B#9E2D1B
#9E2D1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.152 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2D1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 45, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 82.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.42, 45.69, 37.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.42, 59.09, 39.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.94% 0.1292 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.94% 0.152 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2386, 9.2273, 2.0154) |
| Luminance | 0.0922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.79
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.87
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.48
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.05
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.09
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2D1B #1B8C9E
analogous
#9E1B4B #9E2D1B #9E6F1B
triadic
#9E2D1B #1B9E2D #2D1B9E
tetradic
#9E2D1B #4B9E1B #1B8C9E #6F1B9E
square
#9E2D1B #4B9E1B #1B8C9E #6F1B9E
split-complementary
#9E2D1B #1B9E6F #1B4B9E
monochromatic
#350F09 #6A1E12 #9E2D1B #D23C24 #E16652
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#9E2D1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9E2D1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2D1B
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2D1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2D1B | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4618
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2d1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 45, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.152 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d59',
500: '#9e2d1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2d1b; $custom-light: #c36d59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2d1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 45,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.244,
"s": 70.811,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46936,
"c": 0.152,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.09225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2D1B
secondary
#51B4C4
accent
#D5EE3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78