#9E253A#9E253A

#9E253A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.156 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253A
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 58)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 63.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 50.10, 18.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 53.28, 19.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1497 0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.156 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5275, 8.9000, 4.9024)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253A #259E89

analogous

#9E2576 #9E253A #9E4C25

triadic

#9E253A #3A9E25 #253A9E

tetradic

#9E253A #769E25 #259E89 #4C259E

square

#9E253A #769E25 #259E89 #4C259E

split-complementary

#9E253A #259E4C #25769E

monochromatic

#3B0E16 #6C1928 #9E253A #CF314D #DA6378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9E253A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E253A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253A

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253A	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47443A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.156 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a6f',
    500: '#9e253a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253a;
$custom-light: #c26a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.587,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46607,
    "c": 0.15605,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253A

secondary

#5FC0AF

accent

#E5C943

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253A

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

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