#9E242E#9E242E

#9E242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E242E
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 49.74, 25.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 55.82, 26.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.146 0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.157 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2263, 8.7305, 3.4676)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E242E #249E94

analogous

#9E246B #9E242E #9E5724

triadic

#9E242E #2E9E24 #242E9E

tetradic

#9E242E #6B9E24 #249E94 #57249E

square

#9E242E #6B9E24 #249E94 #57249E

split-complementary

#9E242E #249E57 #246B9E

monochromatic

#3A0D11 #6C191F #9E242E #D02F3D #DB616B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E242E

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E242E	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a66',
    500: '#9e242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e242e;
$custom-light: #c26a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.082,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46293,
    "c": 0.15735,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E242E

secondary

#5EC0B8

accent

#E6D842

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E242E

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