#9E2938#9E2938

#9E2938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.152 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2938
RGB	rgb(158, 41, 56)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 48.56, 20.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 52.53, 22.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.1444 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.152 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6089, 9.1428, 4.6834)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2938 #299E8F

analogous

#9E2973 #9E2938 #9E5529

triadic

#9E2938 #389E29 #29389E

tetradic

#9E2938 #739E29 #299E8F #55299E

square

#9E2938 #739E29 #299E8F #55299E

split-complementary

#9E2938 #299E55 #29739E

monochromatic

#3D1016 #6D1C27 #9E2938 #CC394B #D86977

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#9E2938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9E2938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2938

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2938	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 41, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.152 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26c6e',
    500: '#9e2938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2938;
$custom-light: #c26c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.308,
    "s": 58.794,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46941,
    "c": 0.1522,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2938

secondary

#64BFB3

accent

#E2CE46

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2938

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

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