#9E243F#9E243F

#9E243F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E243F
RGB	rgb(158, 36, 63)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 60.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 50.76, 14.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 52.91, 16.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.1528 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.157 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.6302, 8.8920, 5.5950)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E243F #249E83

analogous

#9E247C #9E243F #9E4624

triadic

#9E243F #3F9E24 #243F9E

tetradic

#9E243F #7C9E24 #249E83 #46249E

square

#9E243F #7C9E24 #249E83 #46249E

split-complementary

#9E243F #249E46 #247C9E

monochromatic

#3A0D17 #6C192B #9E243F #D02F53 #DB617C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9E243F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E243F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E243F

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E243F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E243F	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e243f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 36, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a73',
    500: '#9e243f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e243f;
$custom-light: #c16a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e243f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.721,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46629,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E243F

secondary

#5EC0AA

accent

#E6C242

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E243F

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

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