#9E242C#9E242C

#9E242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.158 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E242C
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 72.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 49.64, 26.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 56.29, 28.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.1453 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.158 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1878, 8.7150, 3.2648)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E242C #249E96

analogous

#9E2469 #9E242C #9E5924

triadic

#9E242C #2C9E24 #242C9E

tetradic

#9E242C #699E24 #249E96 #59249E

square

#9E242C #699E24 #249E96 #59249E

split-complementary

#9E242C #249E59 #24699E

monochromatic

#3A0D10 #6C191E #9E242C #D02F3A #DB6169

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#9E242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E242C

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E242C	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.158 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a65',
    500: '#9e242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e242c;
$custom-light: #c36a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.066,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46261,
    "c": 0.15752,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E242C

secondary

#5EC0BA

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E242C

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

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