#9E2837#9E2837

#9E2837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.153 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2837
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 55)
HSL	hsl(352, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(352, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 65.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.11, 48.86, 20.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.11, 52.97, 22.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.1452 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.153 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5506, 9.0648, 4.5445)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2837 #289E8F

analogous

#9E2872 #9E2837 #9E5428

triadic

#9E2837 #379E28 #28379E

tetradic

#9E2837 #729E28 #289E8F #54289E

square

#9E2837 #729E28 #289E8F #54289E

split-complementary

#9E2837 #289E54 #28729E

monochromatic

#3C0F15 #6D1C26 #9E2837 #CC374A #D96876

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#9E2837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9E2837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2837

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2837	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.153 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26c6d',
    500: '#9e2837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2837;
$custom-light: #c26c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.373,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46824,
    "c": 0.1532,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2837

secondary

#63BFB3

accent

#E3CF45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2837

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

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