#9E2540#9E2540

#9E2540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2540
RGB	rgb(158, 37, 64)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 59.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 50.50, 14.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 52.53, 15.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.1522 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.156 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6891, 8.9647, 5.7537)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2540 #259E83

analogous

#9E257C #9E2540 #9E4725

triadic

#9E2540 #409E25 #25409E

tetradic

#9E2540 #7C9E25 #259E83 #47259E

square

#9E2540 #7C9E25 #259E83 #47259E

split-complementary

#9E2540 #259E47 #257C9E

monochromatic

#3B0E18 #6C192C #9E2540 #CF3154 #DA637E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9E2540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E2540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2540

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2540	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 37, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b74',
    500: '#9e2540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2540;
$custom-light: #c16b74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.612,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4674,
    "c": 0.15632,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2540

secondary

#5FC0AA

accent

#E5C143

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F9ECED

border

#D2C7C8

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2540

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

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