#9E242A#9E242A

#9E242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E242A
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 73.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 49.55, 27.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 56.79, 29.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.1445 0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.158 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1511, 8.7004, 3.0716)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E242A #249E98

analogous

#9E2467 #9E242A #9E5B24

triadic

#9E242A #2A9E24 #242A9E

tetradic

#9E242A #679E24 #249E98 #5B249E

square

#9E242A #679E24 #249E98 #5B249E

split-complementary

#9E242A #249E5B #24679E

monochromatic

#3A0D10 #6C191D #9E242A #D02F37 #DB6167

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9E242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E242A

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E242A	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a63',
    500: '#9e242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e242a;
$custom-light: #c36a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4623,
    "c": 0.15771,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E242A

secondary

#5EC0BB

accent

#E6DE42

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E242A

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

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