#9E243A#9E243A

#9E243A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.157 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E243A
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 63.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 50.43, 17.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 53.54, 19.63°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.1508 0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.157 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4968, 8.8386, 4.8922)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E243A #249E88

analogous

#9E2477 #9E243A #9E4B24

triadic

#9E243A #3A9E24 #243A9E

tetradic

#9E243A #779E24 #249E88 #4B249E

square

#9E243A #779E24 #249E88 #4B249E

split-complementary

#9E243A #249E4B #24779E

monochromatic

#3A0D15 #6C1928 #9E243A #D02F4C #DB6177

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#9E243A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E243A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E243A

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E243A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E243A	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e243a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.157 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a6f',
    500: '#9e243a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e243a;
$custom-light: #c26a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e243a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.18,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46519,
    "c": 0.15697,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E243A

secondary

#5EC0AE

accent

#E6C842

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E243A

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

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