#9E2E24#9E2E24
#9E2E24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 77.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.65, 45.61, 32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.65, 56.14, 35.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.14% 0.1307 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.14% 0.15 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3977, 9.3528, 2.6632) |
| Luminance | 0.0935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.60
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.81
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.73
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E24 #24949E
analogous
#9E2457 #9E2E24 #9E6B24
triadic
#9E2E24 #249E2E #2E249E
tetradic
#9E2E24 #579E24 #24949E #6B249E
square
#9E2E24 #579E24 #24949E #6B249E
split-complementary
#9E2E24 #249E6B #24579E
monochromatic
#3A110D #6C1F19 #9E2E24 #D03D2F #DB6B61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.32
#9E2E24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#9E2E24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E24
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E24 | 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)
#4F4722
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE042D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e5f',
500: '#9e2e24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e24; $custom-light: #c36e5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e24",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.918,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47141,
"c": 0.14955,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.0935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E24
secondary
#5EB8C0
accent
#D8E642
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79