#9E2E2B#9E2E2B
#9E2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.148 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.74, 45.92, 28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.74, 54.15, 32.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.24% 0.1332 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.24% 0.148 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5153, 9.3998, 3.2824) |
| Luminance | 0.0940 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.38
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.27
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.53
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.93
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E2B #2B9B9E
analogous
#9E2B62 #9E2E2B #9E682B
triadic
#9E2E2B #2B9E2E #2E2B9E
tetradic
#9E2E2B #629E2B #2B9B9E #682B9E
square
#9E2E2B #629E2B #2B9B9E #682B9E
split-complementary
#9E2E2B #2B9E68 #2B629E
monochromatic
#3E1211 #6E201E #9E2E2B #CA403C #D76F6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.29
#9E2E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#9E2E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E2B
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E2B | 1.00 | 7.29 | 2.88 | 7.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE072E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.148 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26e64',
500: '#9e2e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e2b; $custom-light: #c26e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.565,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47235,
"c": 0.14845,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.09398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E2B
secondary
#67BCBE
accent
#DCE047
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#827B7A