#9E391B#9E391B

#9E391B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.141 H 36.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E391B
RGB	rgb(158, 57, 27)
HSL	hsl(14, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(14, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.9%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 40.51, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 56.43, 44.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.1132 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.141 36.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7633, 10.2768, 2.1903)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E391B #1B809E

analogous

#9E1B3F #9E391B #9E7B1B

triadic

#9E391B #1B9E39 #391B9E

tetradic

#9E391B #3F9E1B #1B809E #7B1B9E

square

#9E391B #3F9E1B #1B809E #7B1B9E

split-complementary

#9E391B #1B9E7B #1B3F9E

monochromatic

#351309 #6A2612 #9E391B #D24C24 #E17352

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#9E391B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#9E391B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E391B

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E391B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E391B	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6317

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE1E33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e391b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 57, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.141 36.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3745a',
    500: '#9e391b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e391b;
$custom-light: #c3745a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e391b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.74,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48376,
    "c": 0.141,
    "h": 36.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E391B

secondary

#51AAC4

accent

#C5EE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E391B

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

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