#9E2C32#9E2C32

#9E2C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2C32
RGB	rgb(158, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 68.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.56, 47.07, 24.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.56, 52.92, 27.19°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.1384 0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.15 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5786, 9.3030, 3.9924)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2C32 #2C9E98

analogous

#9E2C6B #9E2C32 #9E5F2C

triadic

#9E2C32 #329E2C #2C329E

tetradic

#9E2C32 #6B9E2C #2C9E98 #5F2C9E

square

#9E2C32 #6B9E2C #2C9E98 #5F2C9E

split-complementary

#9E2C32 #2C9E5F #2C6B9E

monochromatic

#3E1114 #6E1F23 #9E2C32 #C93E45 #D76E73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#9E2C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#9E2C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2C32

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2C32	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)

#4C4631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE042F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26d6a',
    500: '#9e2c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2c32;
$custom-light: #c26d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47133,
    "c": 0.14958,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2C32

secondary

#68BEB9

accent

#E0D848

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140806

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2C32

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

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