#9E2C45#9E2C45
#9E2C45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.149 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2C45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 44, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 56.3%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.93, 48.35, 12.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.93, 49.98, 14.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.53% 0.1461 0.0317) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.53% 0.149 12.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0769, 9.5024, 6.6166) |
| Luminance | 0.0950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.21
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.22
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.56
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.70
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.83
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2C45 #2C9E85
analogous
#9E2C7E #9E2C45 #9E4C2C
triadic
#9E2C45 #459E2C #2C459E
tetradic
#9E2C45 #7E9E2C #2C9E85 #4C2C9E
square
#9E2C45 #7E9E2C #2C9E85 #4C2C9E
split-complementary
#9E2C45 #2C9E4C #2C7E9E
monochromatic
#3E111B #6E1F30 #9E2C45 #C93E5D #D76E85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.24
#9E2C45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9E2C45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2C45
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2C45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2C45 | 1.00 | 7.24 | 2.90 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665F42
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD1136
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2c45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 44, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.149 12.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e78',
500: '#9e2c45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2c45; $custom-light: #c16e78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2c45",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 44,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.842,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47531,
"c": 0.14949,
"h": 12.2
},
"luminance": 0.095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2C45
secondary
#68BEAB
accent
#E0BE48
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F8ECED
border
#D1C7C8
text
#130808
muted
#827B7B