#9E252A#9E252A

#9E252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252A
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 73.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.52, 49.21, 27.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.52, 56.56, 29.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.32% 0.1434 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(46.32% 0.157 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1818, 8.7617, 3.0818)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252A #259E99

analogous

#9E2566 #9E252A #9E5C25

triadic

#9E252A #2A9E25 #252A9E

tetradic

#9E252A #669E25 #259E99 #5C259E

square

#9E252A #669E25 #259E99 #5C259E

split-complementary

#9E252A #259E5C #25669E

monochromatic

#3B0E10 #6C191D #9E252A #CF3138 #DA6368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9E252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252A

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252A	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a63',
    500: '#9e252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252a;
$custom-light: #c36a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.521,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4632,
    "c": 0.15685,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252A

secondary

#5FC0BC

accent

#E5DE43

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252A

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

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