#9E243E#9E243E

#9E243E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E243E
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 62)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 60.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 50.69, 15.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 53.02, 17.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1524 0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.157 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6025, 8.8809, 5.4491)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E243E #249E84

analogous

#9E247B #9E243E #9E4724

triadic

#9E243E #3E9E24 #243E9E

tetradic

#9E243E #7B9E24 #249E84 #47249E

square

#9E243E #7B9E24 #249E84 #47249E

split-complementary

#9E243E #249E47 #247B9E

monochromatic

#3A0D17 #6C192A #9E243E #D02F52 #DB617B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E243E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E243E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E243E

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E243E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E243E	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e243e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a73',
    500: '#9e243e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e243e;
$custom-light: #c16a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e243e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.213,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46606,
    "c": 0.15714,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E243E

secondary

#5EC0AB

accent

#E6C342

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E243E

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

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