#9E252F#9E252F

#9E252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.156 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E252F
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 70.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 49.46, 24.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 55.36, 26.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.1453 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.156 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2769, 8.7998, 3.5829)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E252F #259E94

analogous

#9E256B #9E252F #9E5725

triadic

#9E252F #2F9E25 #252F9E

tetradic

#9E252F #6B9E25 #259E94 #57259E

square

#9E252F #6B9E25 #259E94 #57259E

split-complementary

#9E252F #259E57 #256B9E

monochromatic

#3B0E11 #6C1920 #9E252F #CF313E #DA636D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9E252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9E252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E252F

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E252F	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)

#49432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.156 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a67',
    500: '#9e252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e252f;
$custom-light: #c26a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.041,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46399,
    "c": 0.15639,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E252F

secondary

#5FC0B8

accent

#E5D843

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E252F

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

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