#9E2C3E#9E2C3E
#9E2C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.149 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 60.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.78, 47.83, 16.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.78, 50.73, 19.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.37% 0.1432 0.0414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.37% 0.149 16.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8723, 9.4205, 5.5390) |
| Luminance | 0.0942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.20
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.84
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.86
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.13
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.41
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C3E #2C9E8C
analogous
#9E2C77 #9E2C3E #9E532C
triadic
#9E2C3E #3E9E2C #2C3E9E
tetradic
#9E2C3E #779E2C #2C9E8C #532C9E
square
#9E2C3E #779E2C #2C9E8C #532C9E
split-complementary
#9E2C3E #2C9E53 #2C779E
monochromatic
#3E1118 #6E1F2B #9E2C3E #C93E54 #D76E7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.28
#9E2C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#9E2C3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C3E
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C3E | 1.00 | 7.28 | 2.88 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A473E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0C33
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.149 16.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e73',
500: '#9e2c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c3e; $custom-light: #c16e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.526,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47369,
"c": 0.1491,
"h": 16.1
},
"luminance": 0.09418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C3E
secondary
#68BEB0
accent
#E0C848
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B