#9E2824#9E2824

#9E2824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.155 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2824
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(2, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 77.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 47.90, 31.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 57.51, 33.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.138 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.155 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1795, 8.9164, 2.5905)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2824 #249A9E

analogous

#9E245D #9E2824 #9E6524

triadic

#9E2824 #249E28 #28249E

tetradic

#9E2824 #5D9E24 #249A9E #65249E

square

#9E2824 #5D9E24 #249A9E #65249E

split-complementary

#9E2824 #249E65 #245D9E

monochromatic

#3A0F0D #6C1B19 #9E2824 #D0352F #DB6561

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9E2824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9E2824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2824

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2824	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)

#4B4422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.155 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b5f',
    500: '#9e2824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2824;
$custom-light: #c36b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.967,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4652,
    "c": 0.15499,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2824

secondary

#5EBDC0

accent

#E1E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2824

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

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