#9E2838#9E2838

#9E2838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.153 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2838
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(352, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(352, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 48.92, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 52.80, 22.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1456 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.153 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5748, 9.0745, 4.6721)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2838 #289E8E

analogous

#9E2873 #9E2838 #9E5328

triadic

#9E2838 #389E28 #28389E

tetradic

#9E2838 #739E28 #289E8E #53289E

square

#9E2838 #739E28 #289E8E #53289E

split-complementary

#9E2838 #289E53 #28739E

monochromatic

#3C0F15 #6D1C27 #9E2838 #CC374B #D96877

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#9E2838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9E2838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2838

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2838	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.153 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26c6e',
    500: '#9e2838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2838;
$custom-light: #c26c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.864,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46844,
    "c": 0.15318,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2838

secondary

#63BFB2

accent

#E3CD45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2838

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

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