#9E2240#9E2240

#9E2240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.159 H 12.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2240
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(345, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(345, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 59.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 51.48, 13.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 53.34, 15.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.48% 0.1553 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(46.48% 0.159 12.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5996, 8.7856, 5.7239)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2240 #229E80

analogous

#9E227E #9E2240 #9E4222

triadic

#9E2240 #409E22 #22409E

tetradic

#9E2240 #7E9E22 #229E80 #42229E

square

#9E2240 #7E9E22 #229E80 #42229E

split-complementary

#9E2240 #229E42 #227E9E

monochromatic

#390C17 #6C172C #9E2240 #D02D54 #DC5E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9E2240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E2240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2240

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2240	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.159 12.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16974',
    500: '#9e2240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2240;
$custom-light: #c16974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.484,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46483,
    "c": 0.15913,
    "h": 12.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2240

secondary

#5BC1A8

accent

#E8BF40

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F9ECED

border

#D2C7C8

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2240

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

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