#9E4231#9E4231

#9E4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.127 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4231
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(9, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(9, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 69%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 37.15, 29.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 47.26, 38.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.107 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.127 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6047, 11.3894, 4.2291)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4231 #318D9E

analogous

#9E3156 #9E4231 #9E7831

triadic

#9E4231 #319E42 #42319E

tetradic

#9E4231 #569E31 #318D9E #78319E

square

#9E4231 #569E31 #318D9E #78319E

split-complementary

#9E4231 #319E78 #31569E

monochromatic

#411B14 #6F2E23 #9E4231 #C65A46 #D48475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#9E4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9E4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4231

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4231	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A522F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71662F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD2F3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.127 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17969',
    500: '#9e4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4231;
$custom-light: #c17969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.358,
    "s": 52.657,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49884,
    "c": 0.1266,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4231

secondary

#6EB0BC

accent

#C6DC4C

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130906

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4231

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

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