#9E2C38#9E2C38

#9E2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.149 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2C38
RGB	rgb(158, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 47.43, 20.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 51.69, 23.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% 0.1408 0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.149 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7167, 9.3583, 4.7194)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2C38 #2C9E92

analogous

#9E2C71 #9E2C38 #9E592C

triadic

#9E2C38 #389E2C #2C389E

tetradic

#9E2C38 #719E2C #2C9E92 #592C9E

square

#9E2C38 #719E2C #2C9E92 #592C9E

split-complementary

#9E2C38 #2C9E59 #2C719E

monochromatic

#3E1116 #6E1F27 #9E2C38 #C93E4D #D76E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#9E2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#9E2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2C38

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2C38	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0831

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.149 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e6e',
    500: '#9e2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2c38;
$custom-light: #c16e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.684,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47244,
    "c": 0.14918,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2C38

secondary

#68BEB5

accent

#E0D048

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2C38

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

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