#9E233B#9E233B
#9E233B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E233B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 35, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 62.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.58, 50.82, 17.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.58, 53.66, 18.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.45% 0.1523 0.0419) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.45% 0.158 15.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4926, 8.7892, 5.0175) |
| Luminance | 0.0879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.54
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.58
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.56
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.77
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.89
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E233B #239E86
analogous
#9E2378 #9E233B #9E4923
triadic
#9E233B #3B9E23 #233B9E
tetradic
#9E233B #789E23 #239E86 #49239E
square
#9E233B #789E23 #239E86 #49239E
split-complementary
#9E233B #239E49 #23789E
monochromatic
#3A0D16 #6C1828 #9E233B #D02E4E #DC6078
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#9E233B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#9E233B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E233B
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E233B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E233B | 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)
#46433B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e233b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 15.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26a70',
500: '#9e233b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e233b; $custom-light: #c26a70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e233b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 35,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.293,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46454,
"c": 0.15792,
"h": 15.4
},
"luminance": 0.08787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E233B
secondary
#5CC1AD
accent
#E7C641
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140707
muted
#827A7A