#9E2823#9E2823

#9E2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2823
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(2, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 47.86, 32.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 57.80, 34.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.1376 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.155 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1645, 8.9104, 2.5112)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2823 #23999E

analogous

#9E235B #9E2823 #9E6523

triadic

#9E2823 #239E28 #28239E

tetradic

#9E2823 #5B9E23 #23999E #65239E

square

#9E2823 #5B9E23 #23999E #65239E

split-complementary

#9E2823 #239E65 #235B9E

monochromatic

#3A0F0D #6C1B18 #9E2823 #D0352E #DC6560

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9E2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2823

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2823	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)

#4B4421

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5e',
    500: '#9e2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2823;
$custom-light: #c36b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.439,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46507,
    "c": 0.15513,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2823

secondary

#5CBDC1

accent

#E0E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2823

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

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