#9E2437#9E2437
#9E2437 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.157 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 36, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 65.2%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.61, 50.24, 19.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.61, 54.01, 21.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.46% 0.1496 0.0475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.46% 0.157 17.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4227, 8.8090, 4.5019) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.71
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.74
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.06
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.86
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2437 #249E8B
analogous
#9E2474 #9E2437 #9E4E24
triadic
#9E2437 #379E24 #24379E
tetradic
#9E2437 #749E24 #249E8B #4E249E
square
#9E2437 #749E24 #249E8B #4E249E
split-complementary
#9E2437 #249E4E #24749E
monochromatic
#3A0D14 #6C1926 #9E2437 #D02F48 #DB6174
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#9E2437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#9E2437 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2437
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2437 | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474337
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665D34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.157 17.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26a6d',
500: '#9e2437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2437; $custom-light: #c26a6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2437",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 36,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.656,
"s": 62.887,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46457,
"c": 0.15696,
"h": 17.6
},
"luminance": 0.08807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2437
secondary
#5EC0B1
accent
#E6CC42
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140707
muted
#827A7A