#9E2F25#9E2F25
#9E2F25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.148 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2F25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 47, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 76.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.81, 45.24, 32.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.81, 55.60, 35.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.26% 0.1298 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.26% 0.148 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4527, 9.4380, 2.7580) |
| Luminance | 0.0944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.50
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.58
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.89
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2F25 #25949E
analogous
#9E2557 #9E2F25 #9E6B25
triadic
#9E2F25 #259E2F #2F259E
tetradic
#9E2F25 #579E25 #25949E #6B259E
square
#9E2F25 #579E25 #25949E #6B259E
split-complementary
#9E2F25 #259E6B #25579E
monochromatic
#3B110E #6C2019 #9E2F25 #CF3E31 #DA6D63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.27
#9E2F25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#9E2F25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2F25
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2F25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2F25 | 1.00 | 7.27 | 2.89 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4723
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE082E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2f25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 47, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.148 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f60',
500: '#9e2f25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2f25; $custom-light: #c36f60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2f25",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 47,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.959,
"s": 62.051,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47264,
"c": 0.14844,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.09436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2F25
secondary
#5FB8C0
accent
#D8E543
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140805
muted
#837B79