#9E253B#9E253B

#9E253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.156 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253B
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 62.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 50.16, 17.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 53.13, 19.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.1501 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.156 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5531, 8.9103, 5.0377)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253B #259E88

analogous

#9E2577 #9E253B #9E4B25

triadic

#9E253B #3B9E25 #253B9E

tetradic

#9E253B #779E25 #259E88 #4B259E

square

#9E253B #779E25 #259E88 #4B259E

split-complementary

#9E253B #259E4B #25779E

monochromatic

#3B0E16 #6C1928 #9E253B #CF314E #DA6379

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9E253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253B

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253B	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47443B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.156 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b70',
    500: '#9e253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253b;
$custom-light: #c16b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46628,
    "c": 0.15607,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253B

secondary

#5FC0AE

accent

#E5C843

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253B

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

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