#9E4227#9E4227

#9E4227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.129 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4227
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 39)
HSL	hsl(14, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 36.62, 34.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 50.50, 43.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.1034 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.129 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4166, 11.3142, 3.2384)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4227 #27839E

analogous

#9E2748 #9E4227 #9E7D27

triadic

#9E4227 #279E42 #42279E

tetradic

#9E4227 #489E27 #27839E #7D279E

square

#9E4227 #489E27 #27839E #7D279E

split-complementary

#9E4227 #279E7D #27489E

monochromatic

#3C190F #6D2D1B #9E4227 #CD5835 #D98066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#9E4227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#9E4227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4227

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4227	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5224

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726624

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE2E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.129 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17962',
    500: '#9e4227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4227;
$custom-light: #c17962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.613,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4975,
    "c": 0.1294,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4227

secondary

#62AABF

accent

#BFE444

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EEEA

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140905

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4227

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

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