#9E2D22#9E2D22
#9E2D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 45, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 78.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.49, 45.93, 33.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.49, 56.96, 36.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.01% 0.1313 0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.01% 0.151 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3294, 9.2637, 2.4940) |
| Luminance | 0.0926 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.42
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.00
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.84
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.65
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2D22 #22939E
analogous
#9E2255 #9E2D22 #9E6B22
triadic
#9E2D22 #229E2D #2D229E
tetradic
#9E2D22 #559E22 #22939E #6B229E
square
#9E2D22 #559E22 #22939E #6B229E
split-complementary
#9E2D22 #229E6B #22559E
monochromatic
#39100C #6C1F17 #9E2D22 #D03B2D #DC695E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.36
#9E2D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9E2D22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2D22
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2D22 | 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)
#4E4620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 45, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5e',
500: '#9e2d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2d22; $custom-light: #c36e5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 45,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.323,
"s": 64.583,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47009,
"c": 0.15081,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.09261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2D22
secondary
#5BB8C1
accent
#D9E840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79