#9E162E#9E162E

#9E162E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.168 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E162E
RGB	rgb(158, 22, 46)
HSL	hsl(349, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(349, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.1%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.07, 53.67, 23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.07, 58.64, 23.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.1586 0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.168 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8823, 8.0426, 3.3530)
Luminance	0.0804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E162E #169E86

analogous

#9E1672 #9E162E #9E4216

triadic

#9E162E #2E9E16 #162E9E

tetradic

#9E162E #729E16 #169E86 #42169E

square

#9E162E #729E16 #169E86 #42169E

split-complementary

#9E162E #169E42 #16729E

monochromatic

#33070F #680F1E #9E162E #D41D3E #E64964

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#9E162E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#9E162E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E162E

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E162E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E162E	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423E2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e162e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 22, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.168 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36566',
    500: '#9e162e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e162e;
$custom-light: #c36566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e162e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 75.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45265,
    "c": 0.16782,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E162E

secondary

#49C7B1

accent

#F2D136

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140606

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E162E

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

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