#9E253F#9E253F

#9E253F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E253F
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 63)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 60.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 50.43, 15.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 52.63, 16.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.1518 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.156 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6609, 8.9534, 5.6052)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E253F #259E84

analogous

#9E257B #9E253F #9E4725

triadic

#9E253F #3F9E25 #253F9E

tetradic

#9E253F #7B9E25 #259E84 #47259E

square

#9E253F #7B9E25 #259E84 #47259E

split-complementary

#9E253F #259E47 #257B9E

monochromatic

#3B0E17 #6C192B #9E253F #CF3153 #DA637D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9E253F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E253F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E253F

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E253F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E253F	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)

#46443F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e253f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b73',
    500: '#9e253f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e253f;
$custom-light: #c16b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e253f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.107,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46717,
    "c": 0.15625,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E253F

secondary

#5FC0AB

accent

#E5C243

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E253F

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

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