#9E252C#9E252C

#9E252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.157 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252C
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 72.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 49.31, 26.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 56.06, 28.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.1442 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.157 23)
XYZ	xyz(15.2185, 8.7764, 3.2751)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252C #259E97

analogous

#9E2568 #9E252C #9E5A25

triadic

#9E252C #2C9E25 #252C9E

tetradic

#9E252C #689E25 #259E97 #5A259E

square

#9E252C #689E25 #259E97 #5A259E

split-complementary

#9E252C #259E5A #25689E

monochromatic

#3B0E10 #6C191E #9E252C #CF313A #DA636A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9E252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252C

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252C	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.157 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a65',
    500: '#9e252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252c;
$custom-light: #c36a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.529,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46351,
    "c": 0.15665,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252C

secondary

#5FC0BA

accent

#E5DC43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252C

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

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