#9E282B#9E282B

#9E282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E282B
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 48.21, 27.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 55.61, 29.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.1405 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.154 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2971, 8.9634, 3.2097)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E282B #289E9B

analogous

#9E2866 #9E282B #9E6028

triadic

#9E282B #2B9E28 #282B9E

tetradic

#9E282B #669E28 #289E9B #60289E

square

#9E282B #669E28 #289E9B #60289E

split-complementary

#9E282B #289E60 #28669E

monochromatic

#3C0F10 #6D1C1E #9E282B #CC373B #D9686B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9E282B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E282B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E282B

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E282B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E282B	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)

#4B442A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e282b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b64',
    500: '#9e282b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e282b;
$custom-light: #c26b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e282b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46617,
    "c": 0.15409,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E282B

secondary

#63BFBC

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E282B

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

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