#9E2839#9E2839

#9E2839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.153 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2839
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 63.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.15, 48.99, 19.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.15, 52.63, 21.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.146 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.153 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5995, 9.0844, 4.8022)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2839 #289E8D

analogous

#9E2874 #9E2839 #9E5228

triadic

#9E2839 #399E28 #28399E

tetradic

#9E2839 #749E28 #289E8D #52289E

square

#9E2839 #749E28 #289E8D #52289E

split-complementary

#9E2839 #289E52 #28749E

monochromatic

#3C0F16 #6D1C27 #9E2839 #CC374C #D96878

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#9E2839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9E2839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2839

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2839	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.153 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26c6f',
    500: '#9e2839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2839;
$custom-light: #c26c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.356,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46864,
    "c": 0.15316,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2839

secondary

#63BFB2

accent

#E3CC45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2839

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

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