#9E282A#9E282A

#9E282A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E282A
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 42)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 73.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 48.16, 28.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 55.87, 30.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.1401 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.154 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2790, 8.9562, 3.1142)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E282A #289E9C

analogous

#9E2865 #9E282A #9E6128

triadic

#9E282A #2A9E28 #282A9E

tetradic

#9E282A #659E28 #289E9C #61289E

square

#9E282A #659E28 #289E9C #61289E

split-complementary

#9E282A #289E61 #28659E

monochromatic

#3C0F10 #6D1C1D #9E282A #CC3739 #D9686A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9E282A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E282A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E282A

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E282A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E282A	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e282a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b63',
    500: '#9e282a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e282a;
$custom-light: #c36b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e282a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.983,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46602,
    "c": 0.1542,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E282A

secondary

#63BFBD

accent

#E3E045

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E282A

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

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