#9E2537#9E2537

#9E2537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.156 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2537
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 65.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 49.91, 19.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 53.76, 21.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.1485 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.156 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4534, 8.8704, 4.5121)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2537 #259E8C

analogous

#9E2573 #9E2537 #9E4F25

triadic

#9E2537 #379E25 #25379E

tetradic

#9E2537 #739E25 #259E8C #4F259E

square

#9E2537 #739E25 #259E8C #4F259E

split-complementary

#9E2537 #259E4F #25739E

monochromatic

#3B0E14 #6C1926 #9E2537 #CF3149 #DA6375

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9E2537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9E2537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2537

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2537	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.156 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a6d',
    500: '#9e2537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2537;
$custom-light: #c26a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.074,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46546,
    "c": 0.15604,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2537

secondary

#5FC0B1

accent

#E5CD43

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2537

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

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