#9E282C#9E282C

#9E282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E282C
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 48.26, 27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 55.36, 29.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.1408 0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.154 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3157, 8.9709, 3.3075)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E282C #289E9A

analogous

#9E2867 #9E282C #9E5F28

triadic

#9E282C #2C9E28 #282C9E

tetradic

#9E282C #679E28 #289E9A #5F289E

square

#9E282C #679E28 #289E9A #5F289E

split-complementary

#9E282C #289E5F #28679E

monochromatic

#3C0F11 #6D1C1E #9E282C #CC373C #D9686C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9E282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9E282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E282C

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E282C	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)

#4A442B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b65',
    500: '#9e282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e282c;
$custom-light: #c26b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46632,
    "c": 0.15398,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E282C

secondary

#63BFBC

accent

#E3DD45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E282C

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

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