#9E2A23#9E2A23

#9E2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.153 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2A23
RGB	rgb(158, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 47.12, 32.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 57.35, 34.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% 0.1353 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.153 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2337, 9.0487, 2.5342)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2A23 #23979E

analogous

#9E2359 #9E2A23 #9E6823

triadic

#9E2A23 #239E2A #2A239E

tetradic

#9E2A23 #599E23 #23979E #68239E

square

#9E2A23 #599E23 #23979E #68239E

split-complementary

#9E2A23 #239E68 #23599E

monochromatic

#3A0F0D #6C1D18 #9E2A23 #D0372E #DC6760

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#9E2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9E2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2A23

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2A23	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.153 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c5e',
    500: '#9e2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2a23;
$custom-light: #c36c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.415,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46706,
    "c": 0.15336,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2A23

secondary

#5CBBC1

accent

#DDE741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2A23

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

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