#9E2E2E#9E2E2E
#9E2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.148 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 70.9%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.79, 46.07, 26.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.79, 53.36, 30.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.28% 0.1344 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.28% 0.148 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5724, 9.4226, 3.5830) |
| Luminance | 0.0942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.40
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.47
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E2E #2E9E9E
analogous
#9E2E66 #9E2E2E #9E662E
triadic
#9E2E2E #2E9E2E #2E2E9E
tetradic
#9E2E2E #669E2E #2E9E9E #662E9E
square
#9E2E2E #669E2E #2E9E9E #662E9E
split-complementary
#9E2E2E #2E9E66 #2E669E
monochromatic
#3F1212 #6F2020 #9E2E2E #C84141 #D67171
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.28
#9E2E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#9E2E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E2E
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E2E | 1.00 | 7.28 | 2.88 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE092F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.148 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26e67',
500: '#9e2e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e2e; $custom-light: #c26e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47281,
"c": 0.14804,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.0942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E2E
secondary
#6BBDBD
accent
#DEDE4A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#827B7A