#9E242F#9E242F

#9E242F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E242F
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 70.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 49.79, 24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 55.59, 26.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1464 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.157 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2462, 8.7384, 3.5727)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E242F #249E93

analogous

#9E246C #9E242F #9E5624

triadic

#9E242F #2F9E24 #242F9E

tetradic

#9E242F #6C9E24 #249E93 #56249E

square

#9E242F #6C9E24 #249E93 #56249E

split-complementary

#9E242F #249E56 #246C9E

monochromatic

#3A0D11 #6C1920 #9E242F #D02F3E #DB616C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9E242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E242F

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E242F	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a67',
    500: '#9e242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e242f;
$custom-light: #c26a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.59,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4631,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E242F

secondary

#5EC0B7

accent

#E6D742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E242F

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

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