#9E272D#9E272D

#9E272D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.155 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E272D
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 71.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 48.66, 26.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 55.35, 28.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.1424 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.155 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3014, 8.9119, 3.3966)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E272D #279E98

analogous

#9E2768 #9E272D #9E5C27

triadic

#9E272D #2D9E27 #272D9E

tetradic

#9E272D #689E27 #279E98 #5C279E

square

#9E272D #689E27 #279E98 #5C279E

split-complementary

#9E272D #279E5C #27689E

monochromatic

#3C0F11 #6D1B1F #9E272D #CD353D #D9666C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9E272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E272D

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E272D	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.155 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b66',
    500: '#9e272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e272d;
$custom-light: #c26b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.975,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46552,
    "c": 0.15479,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E272D

secondary

#62BFBA

accent

#E4DC44

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E272D

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

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