#9E371E#9E371E

#9E371E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.142 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E371E
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 30)
HSL	hsl(12, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 41.53, 37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 55.92, 42.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.1168 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.142 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7028, 10.0975, 2.3502)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E371E #1E859E

analogous

#9E1E45 #9E371E #9E771E

triadic

#9E371E #1E9E37 #371E9E

tetradic

#9E371E #459E1E #1E859E #771E9E

square

#9E371E #459E1E #1E859E #771E9E

split-complementary

#9E371E #1E9E77 #1E459E

monochromatic

#37130A #6B2514 #9E371E #D14928 #DF7257

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#9E371E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9E371E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E371E

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E371E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E371E	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)

#544B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E621A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e371e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.142 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3735c',
    500: '#9e371e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e371e;
$custom-light: #c3735c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e371e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.719,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48144,
    "c": 0.14222,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E371E

secondary

#55ADC3

accent

#C9EB3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E371E

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

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