#9E243C#9E243C

#9E243C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E243C
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 62%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 50.56, 16.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 53.26, 18.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.1516 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.157 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5486, 8.8594, 5.1654)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E243C #249E86

analogous

#9E2479 #9E243C #9E4924

triadic

#9E243C #3C9E24 #243C9E

tetradic

#9E243C #799E24 #249E86 #49249E

square

#9E243C #799E24 #249E86 #49249E

split-complementary

#9E243C #249E49 #24799E

monochromatic

#3A0D16 #6C1929 #9E243C #D02F4F #DB6179

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#9E243C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E243C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E243C

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E243C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E243C	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e243c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a71',
    500: '#9e243c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e243c;
$custom-light: #c16a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e243c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.197,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46562,
    "c": 0.15704,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E243C

secondary

#5EC0AD

accent

#E6C642

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E243C

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

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