#9E2F21#9E2F21
#9E2F21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.149 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2F21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 47, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 79.1%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.77, 45.09, 34.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.77, 56.81, 37.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.22% 0.1285 0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.22% 0.149 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3933, 9.4143, 2.4451) |
| Luminance | 0.0941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.64
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.66
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.11
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.69
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2F21 #21909E
analogous
#9E2152 #9E2F21 #9E6E21
triadic
#9E2F21 #219E2F #2F219E
tetradic
#9E2F21 #529E21 #21909E #6E219E
square
#9E2F21 #529E21 #21909E #6E219E
split-complementary
#9E2F21 #219E6E #21529E
monochromatic
#39110C #6B2016 #9E2F21 #D13E2C #DD6B5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.29
#9E2F21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#9E2F21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2F21
7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2F21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2F21 | 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)
#4F471E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE062D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2f21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 47, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.149 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f5d',
500: '#9e2f21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2f21; $custom-light: #c36f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2f21",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 47,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.72,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47217,
"c": 0.14915,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.09412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2F21
secondary
#59B6C1
accent
#D5E83F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79