#9E2A31#9E2A31

#9E2A31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.152 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2A31
RGB	rgb(158, 42, 49)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 69%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.27, 47.78, 24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.27, 53.67, 27.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% 0.1404 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.152 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4846, 9.1491, 3.8557)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2A31 #2A9E97

analogous

#9E2A6B #9E2A31 #9E5D2A

triadic

#9E2A31 #319E2A #2A319E

tetradic

#9E2A31 #6B9E2A #2A9E97 #5D2A9E

square

#9E2A31 #6B9E2A #2A9E97 #5D2A9E

split-complementary

#9E2A31 #2A9E5D #2A6B9E

monochromatic

#3D1013 #6E1D22 #9E2A31 #CB3A43 #D86B71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#9E2A31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9E2A31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2A31

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2A31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2A31	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2a31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.152 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26c69',
    500: '#9e2a31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2a31;
$custom-light: #c26c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2a31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.379,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46911,
    "c": 0.15161,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2A31

secondary

#66BEB9

accent

#E1D847

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2A31

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

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