#9E2738#9E2738

#9E2738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.154 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2738
RGB	rgb(158, 39, 56)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 49.28, 19.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 53.07, 21.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% 0.1467 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.154 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5415, 9.0080, 4.6610)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2738 #279E8D

analogous

#9E2773 #9E2738 #9E5127

triadic

#9E2738 #389E27 #27389E

tetradic

#9E2738 #739E27 #279E8D #51279E

square

#9E2738 #739E27 #279E8D #51279E

split-complementary

#9E2738 #279E51 #27739E

monochromatic

#3C0F15 #6D1B27 #9E2738 #CD354B #D96677

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9E2738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9E2738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2738

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2738	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 39, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.154 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b6e',
    500: '#9e2738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2738;
$custom-light: #c26b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46749,
    "c": 0.15415,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2738

secondary

#62BFB2

accent

#E4CD44

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2738

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

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