#9E3822#9E3822

#9E3822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.140 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E3822
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 34)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 78.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 41.22, 35.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 54.41, 40.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.1167 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.14 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8052, 10.2152, 2.6525)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E3822 #22889E

analogous

#9E224A #9E3822 #9E7622

triadic

#9E3822 #229E38 #38229E

tetradic

#9E3822 #4A9E22 #22889E #76229E

square

#9E3822 #4A9E22 #22889E #76229E

split-complementary

#9E3822 #229E76 #224A9E

monochromatic

#39140C #6C2617 #9E3822 #D04A2D #DC745E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#9E3822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9E3822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E3822

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E3822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E3822	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E621E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1D34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e3822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.140 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2735e',
    500: '#9e3822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e3822;
$custom-light: #c2735e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e3822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.645,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48314,
    "c": 0.14039,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E3822

secondary

#5BAFC1

accent

#CAE840

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EDE9

border

#D2C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E3822

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

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