#9E2E20#9E2E20
#9E2E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 79.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.61, 45.45, 34.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.61, 57.34, 37.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.1% 0.1294 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.15 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3400, 9.3297, 2.3593) |
| Luminance | 0.0933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.75
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.84
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.11
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.53
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E20 #20909E
analogous
#9E2051 #9E2E20 #9E6D20
triadic
#9E2E20 #209E2E #2E209E
tetradic
#9E2E20 #519E20 #20909E #6D209E
square
#9E2E20 #519E20 #20909E #6D209E
split-complementary
#9E2E20 #209E6D #20519E
monochromatic
#38100B #6B1F16 #9E2E20 #D13D2A #DE695B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#9E2E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#9E2E20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E20
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E20 | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.87 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F461D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE022C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5d',
500: '#9e2e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e20; $custom-light: #c36e5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 66.316,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47095,
"c": 0.15024,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.09327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E20
secondary
#58B6C2
accent
#D6E93F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79