#9E2B3B#9E2B3B
#9E2B3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.150 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 43, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 62.7%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.58, 48.01, 18.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.58, 51.47, 21.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.2% 0.1432 0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.2% 0.15 17.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7554, 9.3149, 5.1052) |
| Luminance | 0.0931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.14
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.22
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.79
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.23
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.80
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2B3B #2B9E8E
analogous
#9E2B75 #9E2B3B #9E552B
triadic
#9E2B3B #3B9E2B #2B3B9E
tetradic
#9E2B3B #759E2B #2B9E8E #552B9E
square
#9E2B3B #759E2B #2B9E8E #552B9E
split-complementary
#9E2B3B #2B9E55 #2B759E
monochromatic
#3E1117 #6E1E29 #9E2B3B #CA3C50 #D76C7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.34
#9E2B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9E2B3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2B3B
7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2B3B | 1.00 | 7.34 | 2.86 | 7.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A473B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0732
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 43, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.150 17.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d70',
500: '#9e2b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2b3b; $custom-light: #c16d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 43,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.652,
"s": 57.214,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47202,
"c": 0.15014,
"h": 17.4
},
"luminance": 0.09313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2B3B
secondary
#67BEB2
accent
#E0CB47
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A