#9E2D23#9E2D23

#9E2D23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.151 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2D23
RGB	rgb(158, 45, 35)
HSL	hsl(5, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.50, 45.97, 33.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.50, 56.67, 35.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.1317 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.151 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3441, 9.2695, 2.5710)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2D23 #23949E

analogous

#9E2356 #9E2D23 #9E6A23

triadic

#9E2D23 #239E2D #2D239E

tetradic

#9E2D23 #569E23 #23949E #6A239E

square

#9E2D23 #569E23 #23949E #6A239E

split-complementary

#9E2D23 #239E6A #23569E

monochromatic

#3A100D #6C1F18 #9E2D23 #D03B2E #DC6A60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#9E2D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#9E2D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2D23

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2D23	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4621

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 45, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.151 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36e5f',
    500: '#9e2d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2d23;
$custom-light: #c36e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.878,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47021,
    "c": 0.15064,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2D23

secondary

#5CB8C1

accent

#D9E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2D23

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

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