#9E371B#9E371B

#9E371B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.143 H 35.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E371B
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 27)
HSL	hsl(13, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(13, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 41.43, 38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 56.87, 43.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% 0.116 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.143 35.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6663, 10.0829, 2.1580)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E371B #1B829E

analogous

#9E1B41 #9E371B #9E791B

triadic

#9E371B #1B9E37 #371B9E

tetradic

#9E371B #419E1B #1B829E #791B9E

square

#9E371B #419E1B #1B829E #791B9E

split-complementary

#9E371B #1B9E79 #1B419E

monochromatic

#351309 #6A2512 #9E371B #D24924 #E17152

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#9E371B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9E371B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E371B

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E371B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E371B	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1A32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e371b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.143 35.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3735a',
    500: '#9e371b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e371b;
$custom-light: #c3735a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e371b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.824,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48116,
    "c": 0.14286,
    "h": 35.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E371B

secondary

#51ABC4

accent

#C7EE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E371B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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