#9E2E38#9E2E38

#9E2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.147 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2E38
RGB	rgb(158, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 64.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 46.65, 20.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 51.12, 24.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.46% 0.1383 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(47.46% 0.147 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.7930, 9.5109, 4.7448)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2E38 #2E9E94

analogous

#9E2E70 #9E2E38 #9E5C2E

triadic

#9E2E38 #389E2E #2E389E

tetradic

#9E2E38 #709E2E #2E9E94 #5C2E9E

square

#9E2E38 #709E2E #2E9E94 #5C2E9E

split-complementary

#9E2E38 #2E9E5C #2E709E

monochromatic

#3F1216 #6F2027 #9E2E38 #C8414D #D6717A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#9E2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#9E2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2E38

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2E38	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)

#4C4838

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0E33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.147 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16f6e',
    500: '#9e2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2e38;
$custom-light: #c16f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.643,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47456,
    "c": 0.1471,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2E38

secondary

#6BBDB6

accent

#DED14A

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2E38

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