#9E252B#9E252B

#9E252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.157 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252B
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 49.26, 27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 56.31, 28.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1438 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.157 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1999, 8.7690, 3.1773)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252B #259E98

analogous

#9E2567 #9E252B #9E5B25

triadic

#9E252B #2B9E25 #252B9E

tetradic

#9E252B #679E25 #259E98 #5B259E

square

#9E252B #679E25 #259E98 #5B259E

split-complementary

#9E252B #259E5B #25679E

monochromatic

#3B0E10 #6C191E #9E252B #CF3139 #DA6369

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9E252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252B

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252B	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)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.157 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a64',
    500: '#9e252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252b;
$custom-light: #c36a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.025,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46335,
    "c": 0.15675,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252B

secondary

#5FC0BB

accent

#E5DD43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252B

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

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