#9E252D#9E252D

#9E252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.157 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252D
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.56, 49.36, 26.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.56, 55.82, 27.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.37% 0.1446 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(46.37% 0.157 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2375, 8.7840, 3.3753)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252D #259E96

analogous

#9E2569 #9E252D #9E5925

triadic

#9E252D #2D9E25 #252D9E

tetradic

#9E252D #699E25 #259E96 #59259E

square

#9E252D #699E25 #259E96 #59259E

split-complementary

#9E252D #259E59 #25699E

monochromatic

#3B0E11 #6C191F #9E252D #CF313C #DA636B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9E252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252D

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252D	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.157 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a66',
    500: '#9e252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252d;
$custom-light: #c26a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.033,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46367,
    "c": 0.15656,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252D

secondary

#5FC0B9

accent

#E5DA43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252D

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

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