#9D242B#9D242B

#9D242B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.157 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D242B
RGB	rgb(157, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 72.6%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 49.28, 26.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 56.13, 28.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.144 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.157 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9733, 8.6066, 3.1579)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D242B #249D96

analogous

#9D2467 #9D242B #9D5924

triadic

#9D242B #2B9D24 #242B9D

tetradic

#9D242B #679D24 #249D96 #59249D

square

#9D242B #679D24 #249D96 #59249D

split-complementary

#9D242B #249D59 #24679D

monochromatic

#390D10 #6B191D #9D242B #CF2F39 #DB6168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9D242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9D242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D242B

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D242B	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.157 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a64',
    500: '#9d242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d242b;
$custom-light: #c26a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.529,
    "s": 62.694,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46061,
    "c": 0.1566,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D242B

secondary

#5DC0BA

accent

#E6DC42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D242B

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

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