#9E2F2B#9E2F2B
#9E2F2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.147 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 47, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 72.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.89, 45.52, 28.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.89, 53.90, 32.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.35% 0.132 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.35% 0.147 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5548, 9.4788, 3.2956) |
| Luminance | 0.0948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.45
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.21
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.29
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.04
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2F2B #2B9A9E
analogous
#9E2B61 #9E2F2B #9E692B
triadic
#9E2F2B #2B9E2F #2F2B9E
tetradic
#9E2F2B #619E2B #2B9A9E #692B9E
square
#9E2F2B #619E2B #2B9A9E #692B9E
split-complementary
#9E2F2B #2B9E69 #2B619E
monochromatic
#3E1211 #6E211E #9E2F2B #CA413C #D7706C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#9E2F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9E2F2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2F2B
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2F2B | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0B2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 47, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.147 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26f64',
500: '#9e2f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2f2b; $custom-light: #c26f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 47,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.087,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47346,
"c": 0.14747,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.09477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2F2B
secondary
#67BBBE
accent
#DBE047
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#827B7A