#9E2525#9E2525

#9E2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2525
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 76.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 49.00, 30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 57.89, 32.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1416 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.157 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0978, 8.7282, 2.6396)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2525 #259E9E

analogous

#9E2561 #9E2525 #9E6125

triadic

#9E2525 #259E25 #25259E

tetradic

#9E2525 #619E25 #259E9E #61259E

square

#9E2525 #619E25 #259E9E #61259E

split-complementary

#9E2525 #259E61 #25619E

monochromatic

#3B0E0E #6C1919 #9E2525 #CF3131 #DA6363

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2525

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2525	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4324

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a60',
    500: '#9e2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2525;
$custom-light: #c36a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4625,
    "c": 0.15743,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2525

secondary

#5FC0C0

accent

#E5E543

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2525

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

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