#9E2A3B#9E2A3B
#9E2A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.151 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2A3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 42, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 62.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.45, 48.38, 18.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.45, 51.75, 20.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.1% 0.1445 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.151 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7195, 9.2431, 5.0932) |
| Luminance | 0.0924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.01
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.00
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.76
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.40
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.62
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2A3B #2A9E8D
analogous
#9E2A75 #9E2A3B #9E532A
triadic
#9E2A3B #3B9E2A #2A3B9E
tetradic
#9E2A3B #759E2A #2A9E8D #532A9E
square
#9E2A3B #759E2A #2A9E8D #532A9E
split-complementary
#9E2A3B #2A9E53 #2A759E
monochromatic
#3D1017 #6E1D29 #9E2A3B #CB3A50 #D86B7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#9E2A3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9E2A3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2A3B
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2A3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2A3B | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49463B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0431
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2a3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.151 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d70',
500: '#9e2a3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2a3b; $custom-light: #c16d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2a3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 42,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.207,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47101,
"c": 0.15116,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.09241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2A3B
secondary
#66BEB1
accent
#E1CB47
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140707
muted
#827A7A