#9E243D#9E243D

#9E243D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E243D
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 61.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 50.63, 16.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 53.14, 17.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% 0.152 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.157 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5753, 8.8701, 5.3059)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E243D #249E85

analogous

#9E247A #9E243D #9E4824

triadic

#9E243D #3D9E24 #243D9E

tetradic

#9E243D #7A9E24 #249E85 #48249E

square

#9E243D #7A9E24 #249E85 #48249E

split-complementary

#9E243D #249E48 #247A9E

monochromatic

#3A0D17 #6C192A #9E243D #D02F50 #DB617A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E243D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E243D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E243D

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E243D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E243D	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e243d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a72',
    500: '#9e243d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e243d;
$custom-light: #c16a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e243d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.705,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46584,
    "c": 0.15708,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E243D

secondary

#5EC0AC

accent

#E6C442

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E243D

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

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