#9E2523#9E2523

#9E2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.158 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2523
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 48.92, 31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 58.45, 33.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.1409 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.158 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0673, 8.7159, 2.4788)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2523 #239C9E

analogous

#9E235E #9E2523 #9E6323

triadic

#9E2523 #239E25 #25239E

tetradic

#9E2523 #5E9E23 #239C9E #63239E

square

#9E2523 #5E9E23 #239C9E #63239E

split-complementary

#9E2523 #239E63 #235E9E

monochromatic

#3A0E0D #6C1918 #9E2523 #D0312E #DC6260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#9E2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2523

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2523	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.158 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a5e',
    500: '#9e2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2523;
$custom-light: #c36a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.976,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46225,
    "c": 0.15768,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2523

secondary

#5CBFC1

accent

#E4E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2523

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

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