#9E3825#9E3825
#9E3825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.140 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E3825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 56, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 76.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.26, 41.34, 33.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.26, 53.46, 39.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.35% 0.1176 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.35% 0.14 32.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8504, 10.2333, 2.8905) |
| Luminance | 0.1023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 0.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 0.57
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.89
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.10
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E3825 #258B9E
analogous
#9E254F #9E3825 #9E7425
triadic
#9E3825 #259E38 #38259E
tetradic
#9E3825 #4F9E25 #258B9E #74259E
square
#9E3825 #4F9E25 #258B9E #74259E
split-complementary
#9E3825 #259E74 #254F9E
monochromatic
#3B150E #6C2619 #9E3825 #CF4A31 #DA7663
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.89
#9E3825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#9E3825 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E3825
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E3825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E3825 | 1.00 | 6.89 | 3.05 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554C22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6221
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE1E34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e3825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.140 32.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c27361',
500: '#9e3825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e3825; $custom-light: #c27361; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e3825",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 56,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.421,
"s": 62.051,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48348,
"c": 0.13971,
"h": 32.7
},
"luminance": 0.10231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E3825
secondary
#5FB1C0
accent
#CCE543
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDE9
border
#D2C8C5
text
#140805
muted
#827B79