#9E2D3D#9E2D3D
#9E2D3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.148 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 45, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.5%, 61.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.90, 47.38, 17.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.90, 50.57, 20.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.45% 0.1416 0.0432) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.45% 0.148 16.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8828, 9.4850, 5.4084) |
| Luminance | 0.0948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.31
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.26
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.86
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.59
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.60
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2D3D #2D9E8E
analogous
#9E2D76 #9E2D3D #9E552D
triadic
#9E2D3D #3D9E2D #2D3D9E
tetradic
#9E2D3D #769E2D #2D9E8E #552D9E
square
#9E2D3D #769E2D #2D9E8E #552D9E
split-complementary
#9E2D3D #2D9E55 #2D769E
monochromatic
#3F1218 #6E1F2B #9E2D3D #C94053 #D66F7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#9E2D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9E2D3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2D3D
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2D3D | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B483D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0E34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 45, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.148 16.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e72',
500: '#9e2d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2d3d; $custom-light: #c16e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 45,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.504,
"s": 55.665,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47452,
"c": 0.14803,
"h": 16.9
},
"luminance": 0.09483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2D3D
secondary
#69BDB1
accent
#DFCA49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A