#9E282E#9E282E

#9E282E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.154 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E282E
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 48.36, 25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 54.87, 28.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.1416 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.154 23)
XYZ	xyz(15.3542, 8.9863, 3.5103)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E282E #289E98

analogous

#9E2869 #9E282E #9E5D28

triadic

#9E282E #2E9E28 #282E9E

tetradic

#9E282E #699E28 #289E98 #5D289E

square

#9E282E #699E28 #289E98 #5D289E

split-complementary

#9E282E #289E5D #28699E

monochromatic

#3C0F12 #6D1C20 #9E282E #CC373E #D9686D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9E282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9E282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E282E

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E282E	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.154 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b66',
    500: '#9e282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e282e;
$custom-light: #c26b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.949,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46664,
    "c": 0.15377,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E282E

secondary

#63BFBA

accent

#E3DB45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E282E

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

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