#9E272E#9E272E

#9E272E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.155 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E272E
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 48.71, 25.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 55.11, 27.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.1427 0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.155 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3209, 8.9197, 3.4992)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E272E #279E97

analogous

#9E2769 #9E272E #9E5B27

triadic

#9E272E #2E9E27 #272E9E

tetradic

#9E272E #699E27 #279E97 #5B279E

square

#9E272E #699E27 #279E97 #5B279E

split-complementary

#9E272E #279E5B #27699E

monochromatic

#3C0F11 #6D1B20 #9E272E #CD353E #D9666D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#9E272E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E272E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E272E

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E272E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E272E	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e272e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.155 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b66',
    500: '#9e272e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e272e;
$custom-light: #c26b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e272e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46568,
    "c": 0.15469,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E272E

secondary

#62BFBA

accent

#E4DA44

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E272E

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

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