#9E3720#9E3720

#9E3720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.142 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E3720
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 32)
HSL	hsl(11, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(11, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 41.60, 36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 55.28, 41.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1174 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.142 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7292, 10.1080, 2.4890)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E3720 #20879E

analogous

#9E2048 #9E3720 #9E7620

triadic

#9E3720 #209E37 #37209E

tetradic

#9E3720 #489E20 #20879E #76209E

square

#9E3720 #489E20 #20879E #76209E

split-complementary

#9E3720 #209E76 #20489E

monochromatic

#38140B #6B2516 #9E3720 #D1492A #DE735B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#9E3720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#9E3720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E3720

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E3720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E3720	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E621C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1B32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e3720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.142 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2735d',
    500: '#9e3720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e3720;
$custom-light: #c2735d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e3720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.952,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48164,
    "c": 0.14178,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E3720

secondary

#58AFC2

accent

#CAE93F

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E3720

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

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