#9E252E#9E252E

#9E252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252E
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.58, 49.41, 25.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.58, 55.59, 27.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.145 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.156 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2570, 8.7918, 3.4779)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252E #259E95

analogous

#9E256A #9E252E #9E5825

triadic

#9E252E #2E9E25 #252E9E

tetradic

#9E252E #6A9E25 #259E95 #58259E

square

#9E252E #6A9E25 #259E95 #58259E

split-complementary

#9E252E #259E58 #256A9E

monochromatic

#3B0E11 #6C1920 #9E252E #CF313D #DA636C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9E252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252E

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252E	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a66',
    500: '#9e252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252e;
$custom-light: #c26a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.537,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46383,
    "c": 0.15648,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252E

secondary

#5FC0B9

accent

#E5D943

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252E

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

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