#9E2829#9E2829

#9E2829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2829
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 74.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.89, 48.11, 28.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.89, 56.13, 31.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.1397 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.154 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2613, 8.9491, 3.0212)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2829 #289E9D

analogous

#9E2864 #9E2829 #9E6228

triadic

#9E2829 #299E28 #28299E

tetradic

#9E2829 #649E28 #289E9D #62289E

square

#9E2829 #649E28 #289E9D #62289E

split-complementary

#9E2829 #289E62 #28649E

monochromatic

#3C0F10 #6D1C1C #9E2829 #CC3738 #D96869

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9E2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2829

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2829	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b63',
    500: '#9e2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2829;
$custom-light: #c36b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.492,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46587,
    "c": 0.15432,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2829

secondary

#63BFBE

accent

#E3E145

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2829

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

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