#9E2E22#9E2E22
#9E2E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 78.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.63, 45.53, 33.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.63, 56.73, 36.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.12% 0.1301 0.0745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.12% 0.15 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3680, 9.3409, 2.5068) |
| Luminance | 0.0934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.08
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.17
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.18
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.91
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.79
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E22 #22929E
analogous
#9E2254 #9E2E22 #9E6C22
triadic
#9E2E22 #229E2E #2E229E
tetradic
#9E2E22 #549E22 #22929E #6C229E
square
#9E2E22 #549E22 #22929E #6C229E
split-complementary
#9E2E22 #229E6C #22549E
monochromatic
#39110C #6C1F17 #9E2E22 #D03D2D #DC6A5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.32
#9E2E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#9E2E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E22
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E22 | 1.00 | 7.32 | 2.87 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4720
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE032C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5e',
500: '#9e2e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e22; $custom-light: #c36e5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.806,
"s": 64.583,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47118,
"c": 0.1499,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.09339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E22
secondary
#5BB7C1
accent
#D7E840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79