#9E2E2A#9E2E2A
#9E2E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.149 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 73.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.73, 45.87, 29.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.73, 54.42, 32.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.22% 0.1329 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.22% 0.149 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4972, 9.3926, 3.1870) |
| Luminance | 0.0939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.42
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.12
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.16
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.23
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.83
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E2A #2A9A9E
analogous
#9E2A60 #9E2E2A #9E682A
triadic
#9E2E2A #2A9E2E #2E2A9E
tetradic
#9E2E2A #609E2A #2A9A9E #682A9E
square
#9E2E2A #609E2A #2A9A9E #682A9E
split-complementary
#9E2E2A #2A9E68 #2A609E
monochromatic
#3D1210 #6E201D #9E2E2A #CB3F3A #D86F6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.30
#9E2E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#9E2E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E2A
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E2A | 1.00 | 7.30 | 2.88 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE072E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.149 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26e64',
500: '#9e2e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e2a; $custom-light: #c26e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.069,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47221,
"c": 0.14859,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.0939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E2A
secondary
#66BBBE
accent
#DCE147
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECEA
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#827B79