#9E2323#9E2323

#9E2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.159 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2323
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 49.59, 31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 58.87, 32.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.05% 0.143 0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(46.05% 0.159 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0067, 8.5949, 2.4586)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2323 #239E9E

analogous

#9E2360 #9E2323 #9E6023

triadic

#9E2323 #239E23 #23239E

tetradic

#9E2323 #609E23 #239E9E #60239E

square

#9E2323 #609E23 #239E9E #60239E

split-complementary

#9E2323 #239E60 #23609E

monochromatic

#3A0D0D #6C1818 #9E2323 #D02E2E #DC6060

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9E2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2323

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2323	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.159 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695e',
    500: '#9e2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2323;
$custom-light: #c3695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46046,
    "c": 0.15932,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2323

secondary

#5CC1C1

accent

#E7E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2323

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

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