#9E2C39#9E2C39

#9E2C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.149 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2C39
RGB	rgb(158, 44, 57)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 63.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 47.50, 19.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 51.51, 22.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.1412 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.149 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7414, 9.3681, 4.8494)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2C39 #2C9E91

analogous

#9E2C72 #9E2C39 #9E582C

triadic

#9E2C39 #399E2C #2C399E

tetradic

#9E2C39 #729E2C #2C9E91 #582C9E

square

#9E2C39 #729E2C #2C9E91 #582C9E

split-complementary

#9E2C39 #2C9E58 #2C729E

monochromatic

#3E1116 #6E1F28 #9E2C39 #C93E4E #D76E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#9E2C39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#9E2C39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2C39

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2C39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2C39	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)

#4B4739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0932

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2c39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.149 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e6f',
    500: '#9e2c39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2c39;
$custom-light: #c16e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2c39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.158,
    "s": 56.436,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47264,
    "c": 0.14914,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2C39

secondary

#68BEB4

accent

#E0CE48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2C39

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

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