#9E381E#9E381E

#9E381E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.141 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E381E
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 30)
HSL	hsl(12, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 41.07, 37.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 55.69, 42.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.1154 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.141 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7508, 10.1935, 2.3662)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E381E #1E849E

analogous

#9E1E44 #9E381E #9E781E

triadic

#9E381E #1E9E38 #381E9E

tetradic

#9E381E #449E1E #1E849E #781E9E

square

#9E381E #449E1E #1E849E #781E9E

split-complementary

#9E381E #1E9E78 #1E449E

monochromatic

#37140A #6B2614 #9E381E #D14A28 #DF7357

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#9E381E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9E381E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E381E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E381E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E381E	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E621A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1C33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e381e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.141 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3735c',
    500: '#9e381e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e381e;
$custom-light: #c3735c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e381e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.188,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48273,
    "c": 0.14128,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E381E

secondary

#55ACC3

accent

#C8EB3D

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E381E

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

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