#9E253D#9E253D

#9E253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253D
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 61.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 50.29, 16.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 52.87, 17.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.151 0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.156 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6060, 8.9314, 5.3162)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253D #259E86

analogous

#9E2579 #9E253D #9E4925

triadic

#9E253D #3D9E25 #253D9E

tetradic

#9E253D #799E25 #259E86 #49259E

square

#9E253D #799E25 #259E86 #49259E

split-complementary

#9E253D #259E49 #25799E

monochromatic

#3B0E17 #6C192A #9E253D #CF3151 #DA637B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253D

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253D	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b72',
    500: '#9e253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253d;
$custom-light: #c16b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.099,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46672,
    "c": 0.15614,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253D

secondary

#5FC0AD

accent

#E5C543

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253D

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

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