#9E2E36#9E2E36
#9E2E36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.147 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E2E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 46, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 65.8%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.91, 46.52, 22.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.91, 51.52, 25.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.42% 0.1375 0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.42% 0.147 20.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7450, 9.4917, 4.4923) |
| Luminance | 0.0949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.04
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.51
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.38
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.44
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.93
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E2E36 #2E9E96
analogous
#9E2E6E #9E2E36 #9E5E2E
triadic
#9E2E36 #369E2E #2E369E
tetradic
#9E2E36 #6E9E2E #2E9E96 #5E2E9E
square
#9E2E36 #6E9E2E #2E9E96 #5E2E9E
split-complementary
#9E2E36 #2E9E5E #2E6E9E
monochromatic
#3F1216 #6F2026 #9E2E36 #C8414B #D67178
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#9E2E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9E2E36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E2E36
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E2E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E2E36 | 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)
#4D4835
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696033
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE0D32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e2e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.147 20.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e6d',
500: '#9e2e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e2e36; $custom-light: #c16e6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e2e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 46,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.714,
"s": 54.902,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47418,
"c": 0.14722,
"h": 20.9
},
"luminance": 0.09489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E2E36
secondary
#6BBDB7
accent
#DED44A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A