#9E2123#9E2123

#9E2123 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2123
RGB	rgb(158, 33, 35)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 50.23, 31.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 59.28, 32.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1451 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.161 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9496, 8.4805, 2.4395)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2123 #219E9C

analogous

#9E2162 #9E2123 #9E5E21

triadic

#9E2123 #239E21 #21239E

tetradic

#9E2123 #629E21 #219E9C #5E219E

square

#9E2123 #629E21 #219E9C #5E219E

split-complementary

#9E2123 #219E5E #21629E

monochromatic

#390C0D #6B1618 #9E2123 #D12C2E #DD5C5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9E2123 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E2123 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2123

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2123	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2123	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2123;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3685e',
    500: '#9e2123',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2123;
$custom-light: #c3685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2123",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.04,
    "s": 65.445,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45877,
    "c": 0.16091,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2123

secondary

#59C1C0

accent

#E8E63F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2123

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

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