#9E2A35#9E2A35
#9E2A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 42, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 66.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.34, 48.01, 22.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.34, 52.82, 24.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.98% 0.142 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.98% 0.151 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5728, 9.1844, 4.3202) |
| Luminance | 0.0918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.94
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.38
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.17
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.35
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.55
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2A35 #2A9E93
analogous
#9E2A6F #9E2A35 #9E592A
triadic
#9E2A35 #359E2A #2A359E
tetradic
#9E2A35 #6F9E2A #2A9E93 #592A9E
square
#9E2A35 #6F9E2A #2A9E93 #592A9E
split-complementary
#9E2A35 #2A9E59 #2A6F9E
monochromatic
#3D1015 #6E1D25 #9E2A35 #CB3A48 #D86B75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.40
#9E2A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9E2A35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2A35
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2A35 | 1.00 | 7.40 | 2.84 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4635
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685E32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d6c',
500: '#9e2a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2a35; $custom-light: #c26d6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 42,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.31,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46983,
"c": 0.15133,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.09182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2A35
secondary
#66BEB6
accent
#E1D347
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A