#9E242D#9E242D

#9E242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E242D
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 49.69, 25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 56.05, 27.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.1456 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.157 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2068, 8.7227, 3.3650)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E242D #249E95

analogous

#9E246A #9E242D #9E5824

triadic

#9E242D #2D9E24 #242D9E

tetradic

#9E242D #6A9E24 #249E95 #58249E

square

#9E242D #6A9E24 #249E95 #58249E

split-complementary

#9E242D #249E58 #246A9E

monochromatic

#3A0D11 #6C191F #9E242D #D02F3B #DB616A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E242D

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E242D	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a66',
    500: '#9e242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e242d;
$custom-light: #c36a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.574,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46277,
    "c": 0.15743,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E242D

secondary

#5EC0B9

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E242D

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

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