#9E2D21#9E2D21
#9E2D21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 45, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 79.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.48, 45.89, 34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.48, 57.26, 36.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47% 0.131 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47% 0.151 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3152, 9.2580, 2.4191) |
| Luminance | 0.0926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.27
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.92
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.60
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2D21 #21929E
analogous
#9E2154 #9E2D21 #9E6C21
triadic
#9E2D21 #219E2D #2D219E
tetradic
#9E2D21 #549E21 #21929E #6C219E
square
#9E2D21 #549E21 #21929E #6C219E
split-complementary
#9E2D21 #219E6C #21549E
monochromatic
#39100C #6B1F16 #9E2D21 #D13B2C #DD695C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#9E2D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9E2D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2D21
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2D21 | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E461F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 45, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5d',
500: '#9e2d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2d21; $custom-light: #c36e5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 45,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.76,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46997,
"c": 0.15098,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.09256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2D21
secondary
#59B7C1
accent
#D8E83F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79