#9A242E#9A242E

#9A242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.153 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A242E
RGB	rgb(154, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 70.1%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.66, 48.49, 24.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.66, 54.19, 26.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.1426 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.153 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4521, 8.3312, 3.4314)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9A242E #249A90

analogous

#9A2469 #9A242E #9A5524

triadic

#9A242E #2E9A24 #242E9A

tetradic

#9A242E #699A24 #249A90 #55249A

square

#9A242E #699A24 #249A90 #55249A

split-complementary

#9A242E #249A55 #24699A

monochromatic

#370D10 #68181F #9A242E #CC303D #DA5F69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#9A242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9A242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A242E

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A242E	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47412D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.153 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6966',
    500: '#9a242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a242e;
$custom-light: #bf6966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.915,
    "s": 62.105,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45558,
    "c": 0.15329,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A242E

secondary

#5BBFB6

accent

#E5D743

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A242E

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

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