#9E232B#9E232B

#9E232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E232B
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 49.93, 27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 56.76, 28.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1459 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.158 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1394, 8.6479, 3.1571)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E232B #239E96

analogous

#9E2368 #9E232B #9E5923

triadic

#9E232B #2B9E23 #232B9E

tetradic

#9E232B #689E23 #239E96 #59239E

square

#9E232B #689E23 #239E96 #59239E

split-complementary

#9E232B #239E59 #23689E

monochromatic

#3A0D10 #6C181D #9E232B #D02E39 #DC6068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E232B

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E232B	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36964',
    500: '#9e232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e232b;
$custom-light: #c36964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46158,
    "c": 0.15845,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E232B

secondary

#5CC1BA

accent

#E7DC41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E232B

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

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