#9E283B#9E283B

#9E283B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.153 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E283B
RGB	rgb(158, 40, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 62.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.19, 49.12, 18.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.19, 52.32, 20.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% 0.1468 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.153 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6504, 9.1047, 5.0701)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E283B #289E8B

analogous

#9E2876 #9E283B #9E5028

triadic

#9E283B #3B9E28 #283B9E

tetradic

#9E283B #769E28 #289E8B #50289E

square

#9E283B #769E28 #289E8B #50289E

split-complementary

#9E283B #289E50 #28769E

monochromatic

#3C0F17 #6D1C29 #9E283B #CC374F #D9687A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#9E283B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9E283B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E283B

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E283B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E283B	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48453B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e283b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 40, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.153 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16c70',
    500: '#9e283b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e283b;
$custom-light: #c16c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e283b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.339,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46906,
    "c": 0.15317,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E283B

secondary

#63BFB0

accent

#E3C945

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E283B

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

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