#9E2E40#9E2E40

#9E2E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.147 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2E40
RGB	rgb(158, 46, 64)
HSL	hsl(350, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 59.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 47.20, 16.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 49.85, 18.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.1416 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.147 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0045, 9.5955, 5.8589)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2E40 #2E9E8C

analogous

#9E2E78 #9E2E40 #9E542E

triadic

#9E2E40 #409E2E #2E409E

tetradic

#9E2E40 #789E2E #2E9E8C #542E9E

square

#9E2E40 #789E2E #2E9E8C #542E9E

split-complementary

#9E2E40 #2E9E54 #2E789E

monochromatic

#3F121A #6F202D #9E2E40 #C84157 #D67181

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#9E2E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#9E2E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2E40

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2E40	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4940

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68603D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD1235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.147 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16f74',
    500: '#9e2e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2e40;
$custom-light: #c16f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.357,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47624,
    "c": 0.14699,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2E40

secondary

#6BBDB0

accent

#DEC64A

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EDED

border

#D1C8C8

text

#130808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2E40

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

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