#9E162D#9E162D

#9E162D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.168 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E162D
RGB	rgb(158, 22, 45)
HSL	hsl(350, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(350, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.1%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 53.62, 24.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 58.85, 24.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% 0.1582 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.168 19.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8629, 8.0348, 3.2504)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E162D #169E87

analogous

#9E1671 #9E162D #9E4316

triadic

#9E162D #2D9E16 #162D9E

tetradic

#9E162D #719E16 #169E87 #43169E

square

#9E162D #719E16 #169E87 #43169E

split-complementary

#9E162D #169E43 #16719E

monochromatic

#33070E #680F1E #9E162D #D41D3C #E64963

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#9E162D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#9E162D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E162D

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E162D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E162D	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e162d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 22, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.168 19.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36565',
    500: '#9e162d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e162d;
$custom-light: #c36565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e162d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.853,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45248,
    "c": 0.16785,
    "h": 19.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E162D

secondary

#49C7B2

accent

#F2D236

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140605

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E162D

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

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