#9E232C#9E232C

#9E232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E232C
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 72.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 49.97, 26.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 56.52, 27.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.1463 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.158 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1579, 8.6554, 3.2549)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E232C #239E95

analogous

#9E2369 #9E232C #9E5823

triadic

#9E232C #2C9E23 #232C9E

tetradic

#9E232C #699E23 #239E95 #58239E

square

#9E232C #699E23 #239E95 #58239E

split-complementary

#9E232C #239E58 #23699E

monochromatic

#3A0D10 #6C181E #9E232C #D02E3A #DC6069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E232C

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E232C	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)

#48422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36965',
    500: '#9e232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e232c;
$custom-light: #c36965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46174,
    "c": 0.15837,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E232C

secondary

#5CC1B9

accent

#E7DB41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E232C

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

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