#9E1537#9E1537

#9E1537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.169 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E1537
RGB	rgb(158, 21, 55)
HSL	hsl(345, 77%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(345, 87%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 65.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 54.37, 17.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 57.25, 18.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.1629 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.169 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0600, 8.0836, 4.3810)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E1537 #159E7C

analogous

#9E157C #9E1537 #9E3715

triadic

#9E1537 #379E15 #15379E

tetradic

#9E1537 #7C9E15 #159E7C #37159E

square

#9E1537 #7C9E15 #159E7C #37159E

split-complementary

#9E1537 #159E37 #157C9E

monochromatic

#320711 #680E24 #9E1537 #D41C4A #E7476E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#9E1537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#9E1537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E1537

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E1537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E1537	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e1537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 21, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.169 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2656d',
    500: '#9e1537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e1537;
$custom-light: #c2656d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e1537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.109,
    "s": 76.536,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4538,
    "c": 0.16852,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E1537

secondary

#47C7A8

accent

#F3C435

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140607

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E1537

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

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