#9E3828#9E3828

#9E3828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.139 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E3828
RGB	rgb(158, 56, 40)
HSL	hsl(8, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 41.48, 32.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 52.52, 37.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.1187 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.139 31.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8994, 10.2529, 3.1489)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E3828 #288E9E

analogous

#9E2853 #9E3828 #9E7328

triadic

#9E3828 #289E38 #38289E

tetradic

#9E3828 #539E28 #288E9E #73289E

square

#9E3828 #539E28 #288E9E #73289E

split-complementary

#9E3828 #289E73 #28539E

monochromatic

#3C150F #6D271C #9E3828 #CC4B37 #D97768

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#9E3828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#9E3828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E3828

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E3828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E3828	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1E35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e3828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 56, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.139 31.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c27363',
    500: '#9e3828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e3828;
$custom-light: #c27363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e3828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.136,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48385,
    "c": 0.13906,
    "h": 31.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E3828

secondary

#63B2BF

accent

#CDE345

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EDEA

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E3828

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

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