#9E253E#9E253E

#9E253E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253E
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 62)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 60.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 50.36, 15.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 52.75, 17.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% 0.1514 0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.156 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6332, 8.9423, 5.4593)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253E #259E85

analogous

#9E257A #9E253E #9E4825

triadic

#9E253E #3E9E25 #253E9E

tetradic

#9E253E #7A9E25 #259E85 #48259E

square

#9E253E #7A9E25 #259E85 #48259E

split-complementary

#9E253E #259E48 #257A9E

monochromatic

#3B0E17 #6C192B #9E253E #CF3152 #DA637C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9E253E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E253E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253E

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253E	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b73',
    500: '#9e253e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253e;
$custom-light: #c16b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.603,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46694,
    "c": 0.15619,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253E

secondary

#5FC0AC

accent

#E5C443

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253E

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

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