#9E2424#9E2424

#9E2424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.158 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2424
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 77.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 49.29, 31.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 58.38, 32.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.1423 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.158 26)
XYZ	xyz(15.0516, 8.6606, 2.5479)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2424 #249E9E

analogous

#9E2461 #9E2424 #9E6124

triadic

#9E2424 #249E24 #24249E

tetradic

#9E2424 #619E24 #249E9E #61249E

square

#9E2424 #619E24 #249E9E #61249E

split-complementary

#9E2424 #249E61 #24619E

monochromatic

#3A0D0D #6C1919 #9E2424 #D02F2F #DB6161

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E2424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2424

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2424	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)

#494222

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.158 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a5f',
    500: '#9e2424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2424;
$custom-light: #c36a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46147,
    "c": 0.15839,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.08658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2424

secondary

#5EC0C0

accent

#E6E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2424

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

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