#9E2923#9E2923

#9E2923 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2923
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 47.50, 32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 57.57, 34.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1365 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.154 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1986, 8.9787, 2.5226)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2923 #23989E

analogous

#9E235A #9E2923 #9E6723

triadic

#9E2923 #239E29 #29239E

tetradic

#9E2923 #5A9E23 #23989E #67239E

square

#9E2923 #5A9E23 #23989E #67239E

split-complementary

#9E2923 #239E67 #235A9E

monochromatic

#3A0F0D #6C1C18 #9E2923 #D0362E #DC6660

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9E2923 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9E2923 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2923

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2923	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2923	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)

#4C4421

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2923;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c5e',
    500: '#9e2923',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2923;
$custom-light: #c36c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2923",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.927,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46606,
    "c": 0.15426,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2923

secondary

#5CBCC1

accent

#DFE741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2923

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

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