#9E2137#9E2137
#9E2137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.160 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2137 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 33, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 65.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.27, 51.20, 19.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.27, 54.75, 20.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.2% 0.1527 0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.2% 0.16 16.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3356, 8.6350, 4.4729) |
| Luminance | 0.0863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.48
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.19
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.70
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.39
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.47
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2137 #219E88
analogous
#9E2176 #9E2137 #9E4A21
triadic
#9E2137 #379E21 #21379E
tetradic
#9E2137 #769E21 #219E88 #4A219E
square
#9E2137 #769E21 #219E88 #4A219E
split-complementary
#9E2137 #219E4A #21769E
monochromatic
#390C14 #6B1625 #9E2137 #D12C49 #DD5C73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.70
#9E2137 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9E2137 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2137
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2137 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2137 | 1.00 | 7.70 | 2.73 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#454237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655C33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2137; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.160 16.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2696d',
500: '#9e2137',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2137; $custom-light: #c2696d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2137",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 33,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.44,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46204,
"c": 0.1596,
"h": 16.9
},
"luminance": 0.08633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2137
secondary
#59C1AF
accent
#E8CB3F
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140707
muted
#827A7A