#9E2A40#9E2A40
#9E2A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.151 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 42, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 59.5%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.55, 48.73, 15.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.55, 51.08, 17.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.21% 0.1465 0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.21% 0.151 14.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8555, 9.2974, 5.8092) |
| Luminance | 0.0930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.25
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.13
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.27
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.52
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.01
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2A40 #2A9E88
analogous
#9E2A7A #9E2A40 #9E4E2A
triadic
#9E2A40 #409E2A #2A409E
tetradic
#9E2A40 #7A9E2A #2A9E88 #4E2A9E
square
#9E2A40 #7A9E2A #2A9E88 #4E2A9E
split-complementary
#9E2A40 #2A9E4E #2A7A9E
monochromatic
#3D1019 #6E1D2C #9E2A40 #CB3A56 #D86B7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.35
#9E2A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9E2A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2A40
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2A40 | 1.00 | 7.35 | 2.86 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0833
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 42, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.151 14.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d74',
500: '#9e2a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2a40; $custom-light: #c16d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 42,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.621,
"s": 58,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47211,
"c": 0.15128,
"h": 14.5
},
"luminance": 0.09295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2A40
secondary
#66BEAD
accent
#E1C447
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F9ECED
border
#D2C7C8
text
#130808
muted
#827B7B