#9E2E1E#9E2E1E
#9E2E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.151 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 68%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 81%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 81%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.59, 45.38, 36.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.59, 57.95, 38.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.07% 0.1288 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.07% 0.151 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3137, 9.3192, 2.2205) |
| Luminance | 0.0932 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.67
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.14
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.28
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.32
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E1E #1E8E9E
analogous
#9E1E4E #9E2E1E #9E6E1E
triadic
#9E2E1E #1E9E2E #2E1E9E
tetradic
#9E2E1E #4E9E1E #1E8E9E #6E1E9E
square
#9E2E1E #4E9E1E #1E8E9E #6E1E9E
split-complementary
#9E2E1E #1E9E6E #1E4E9E
monochromatic
#37100A #6B1F14 #9E2E1E #D13D28 #DF6857
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#9E2E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9E2E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E1E
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E1E | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.86 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F461B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE022B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.151 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5b',
500: '#9e2e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e1e; $custom-light: #c36e5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.5,
"s": 68.085,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47074,
"c": 0.15059,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.09317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E1E
secondary
#55B5C3
accent
#D5EB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79