#9E2138#9E2138

#9E2138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.160 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2138
RGB	rgb(158, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.29, 51.26, 18.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.29, 54.59, 20.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.1531 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.16 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3599, 8.6447, 4.6004)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2138 #219E87

analogous

#9E2177 #9E2138 #9E4921

triadic

#9E2138 #389E21 #21389E

tetradic

#9E2138 #779E21 #219E87 #49219E

square

#9E2138 #779E21 #219E87 #49219E

split-complementary

#9E2138 #219E49 #21779E

monochromatic

#390C14 #6B1626 #9E2138 #D12C4A #DD5C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9E2138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2138

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2138	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)

#454238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.160 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696e',
    500: '#9e2138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2138;
$custom-light: #c2696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.96,
    "s": 65.445,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46224,
    "c": 0.15962,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2138

secondary

#59C1AE

accent

#E8C93F

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2138

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

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