#9E381B#9E381B

#9E381B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.142 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E381B
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 27)
HSL	hsl(13, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(13, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 40.97, 39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 56.65, 43.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.1146 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.142 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7143, 10.1789, 2.1740)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E381B #1B819E

analogous

#9E1B40 #9E381B #9E7A1B

triadic

#9E381B #1B9E38 #381B9E

tetradic

#9E381B #409E1B #1B819E #7A1B9E

square

#9E381B #409E1B #1B819E #7A1B9E

split-complementary

#9E381B #1B9E7A #1B409E

monochromatic

#351309 #6A2512 #9E381B #D24B24 #E17252

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#9E381B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9E381B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E381B

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E381B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E381B	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1C32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e381b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.142 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3735a',
    500: '#9e381b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e381b;
$custom-light: #c3735a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e381b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.282,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48245,
    "c": 0.14193,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E381B

secondary

#51ABC4

accent

#C6EE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E381B

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

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