#9E232A#9E232A

#9E232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E232A
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 73.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 49.88, 27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 57.01, 28.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.1456 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.159 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1212, 8.6407, 3.0617)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E232A #239E97

analogous

#9E2368 #9E232A #9E5923

triadic

#9E232A #2A9E23 #232A9E

tetradic

#9E232A #689E23 #239E97 #59239E

square

#9E232A #689E23 #239E97 #59239E

split-complementary

#9E232A #239E59 #23689E

monochromatic

#3A0D0F #6C181D #9E232A #D02E37 #DC6067

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9E232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E232A

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E232A	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)

#484229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36963',
    500: '#9e232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e232a;
$custom-light: #c36963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46143,
    "c": 0.15855,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E232A

secondary

#5CC1BB

accent

#E7DD41

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBEA

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E232A

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

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