#9E452B#9E452B

#9E452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.125 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E452B
RGB	rgb(158, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.3%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 35.30, 33.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 48.49, 43.28°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.1001 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.125 37)
XYZ	xyz(16.6664, 11.7019, 3.6661)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E452B #2B849E

analogous

#9E2B4B #9E452B #9E7F2B

triadic

#9E452B #2B9E45 #452B9E

tetradic

#9E452B #4B9E2B #2B849E #7F2B9E

square

#9E452B #4B9E2B #2B849E #7F2B9E

split-complementary

#9E452B #2B9E7F #2B4B9E

monochromatic

#3E1B11 #6E301E #9E452B #CA5C3C #D7846C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#9E452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#9E452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E452B

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E452B	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD323F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.125 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17b65',
    500: '#9e452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e452b;
$custom-light: #c17b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.565,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50246,
    "c": 0.12529,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E452B

secondary

#67AABE

accent

#BEE047

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EEEB

border

#D2C9C6

text

#140906

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E452B

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

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