#9E2C28#9E2C28

#9E2C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2C28
RGB	rgb(158, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.42, 46.57, 30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.42, 55.46, 32.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.1346 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.151 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3860, 9.2260, 2.9777)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2C28 #289A9E

analogous

#9E285F #9E2C28 #9E6728

triadic

#9E2C28 #289E2C #2C289E

tetradic

#9E2C28 #5F9E28 #289A9E #67289E

square

#9E2C28 #5F9E28 #289A9E #67289E

split-complementary

#9E2C28 #289E67 #285F9E

monochromatic

#3C110F #6D1E1C #9E2C28 #CC3C37 #D96C68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#9E2C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#9E2C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2C28

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2C28	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4626

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36d62',
    500: '#9e2c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2c28;
$custom-light: #c36d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.034,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46978,
    "c": 0.15079,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2C28

secondary

#63BCBF

accent

#DDE345

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2C28

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

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