#9E253C#9E253C

#9E253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253C
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 62%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 50.22, 16.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 53.00, 18.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.1505 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.156 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5793, 8.9208, 5.1756)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253C #259E87

analogous

#9E2578 #9E253C #9E4A25

triadic

#9E253C #3C9E25 #253C9E

tetradic

#9E253C #789E25 #259E87 #4A259E

square

#9E253C #789E25 #259E87 #4A259E

split-complementary

#9E253C #259E4A #25789E

monochromatic

#3B0E16 #6C1929 #9E253C #CF314F #DA637A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253C

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253C	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47443C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b71',
    500: '#9e253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253c;
$custom-light: #c16b71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.595,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4665,
    "c": 0.15609,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253C

secondary

#5FC0AD

accent

#E5C643

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253C

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

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