#9E233D#9E233D

#9E233D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E233D
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 61)
HSL	hsl(347, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 61.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 50.95, 15.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 53.40, 17.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% 0.1531 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.158 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5455, 8.8104, 5.2960)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E233D #239E84

analogous

#9E237A #9E233D #9E4623

triadic

#9E233D #3D9E23 #233D9E

tetradic

#9E233D #7A9E23 #239E84 #46239E

square

#9E233D #7A9E23 #239E84 #46239E

split-complementary

#9E233D #239E46 #237A9E

monochromatic

#3A0D16 #6C182A #9E233D #D02E50 #DC607A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9E233D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E233D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E233D

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E233D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E233D	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45443D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e233d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a72',
    500: '#9e233d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e233d;
$custom-light: #c16a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e233d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.317,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46498,
    "c": 0.158,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E233D

secondary

#5CC1AB

accent

#E7C441

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E233D

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

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