#9E2423#9E2423

#9E2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2423
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 49.25, 31.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 58.66, 32.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.142 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.159 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0366, 8.6546, 2.4685)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2423 #239D9E

analogous

#9E235F #9E2423 #9E6223

triadic

#9E2423 #239E24 #24239E

tetradic

#9E2423 #5F9E23 #239D9E #62239E

square

#9E2423 #5F9E23 #239D9E #62239E

split-complementary

#9E2423 #239E62 #235F9E

monochromatic

#3A0D0D #6C1918 #9E2423 #D02F2E #DC6160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2423

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2423	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)

#494221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a5e',
    500: '#9e2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2423;
$custom-light: #c36a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.488,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46134,
    "c": 0.15852,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2423

secondary

#5CC0C1

accent

#E5E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2423

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

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