#9E3525#9E3525
#9E3525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.143 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E3525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 53, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 76.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.75, 42.69, 33.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.75, 54.17, 37.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.97% 0.1218 0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.97% 0.143 31.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7093, 9.9512, 2.8435) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 0.85
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 0.97
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.02
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.51
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.94
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E3525 #258E9E
analogous
#9E2551 #9E3525 #9E7125
triadic
#9E3525 #259E35 #35259E
tetradic
#9E3525 #519E25 #258E9E #71259E
square
#9E3525 #519E25 #258E9E #71259E
split-complementary
#9E3525 #259E71 #25519E
monochromatic
#3B140E #6C2419 #9E3525 #CF4631 #DA7363
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#9E3525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#9E3525 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E3525
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E3525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E3525 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534A23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6121
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE1832
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e3525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 53, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.143 31.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c27260',
500: '#9e3525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e3525; $custom-light: #c27260; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e3525",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 53,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.934,
"s": 62.051,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4797,
"c": 0.14266,
"h": 31.3
},
"luminance": 0.09949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E3525
secondary
#5FB3C0
accent
#D0E543
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDE9
border
#D2C8C5
text
#140805
muted
#827B79