#9E2E27#9E2E27

#9E2E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.149 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2E27
RGB	rgb(158, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.69, 45.74, 31.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.69, 55.26, 34.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.1318 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.149 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.4455, 9.3719, 2.9147)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2E27 #27979E

analogous

#9E275B #9E2E27 #9E6927

triadic

#9E2E27 #279E2E #2E279E

tetradic

#9E2E27 #5B9E27 #27979E #69279E

square

#9E2E27 #5B9E27 #27979E #69279E

split-complementary

#9E2E27 #279E69 #275B9E

monochromatic

#3C110F #6D201B #9E2E27 #CD3E35 #D96D66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#9E2E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#9E2E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2E27

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2E27	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)

#4E4725

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE052D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.149 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26e61',
    500: '#9e2e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2e27;
$custom-light: #c26e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.529,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4718,
    "c": 0.14906,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2E27

secondary

#62BABF

accent

#DAE444

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2E27

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

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