#9E172D#9E172D

#9E172D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.167 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E172D
RGB	rgb(158, 23, 45)
HSL	hsl(350, 75%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(350, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.4%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.14, 53.39, 24.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.14, 58.68, 24.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.1575 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.167 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8823, 8.0737, 3.2569)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E172D #179E88

analogous

#9E1770 #9E172D #9E4417

triadic

#9E172D #2D9E17 #172D9E

tetradic

#9E172D #709E17 #179E88 #44179E

square

#9E172D #709E17 #179E88 #44179E

split-complementary

#9E172D #179E44 #17709E

monochromatic

#33070F #690F1E #9E172D #D31F3C #E54B64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#9E172D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#9E172D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E172D

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E172D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E172D	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e172d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 23, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.167 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36565',
    500: '#9e172d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e172d;
$custom-light: #c36565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e172d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.222,
    "s": 74.586,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45308,
    "c": 0.16722,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E172D

secondary

#4AC6B2

accent

#F1D337

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140605

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E172D

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

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