#9E2E42#9E2E42

#9E2E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.147 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2E42
RGB	rgb(158, 46, 66)
HSL	hsl(349, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(349, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 58.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 47.34, 14.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 49.62, 17.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.1424 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.147 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0624, 9.6187, 6.1640)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2E42 #2E9E8A

analogous

#9E2E7A #9E2E42 #9E522E

triadic

#9E2E42 #429E2E #2E429E

tetradic

#9E2E42 #7A9E2E #2E9E8A #522E9E

square

#9E2E42 #7A9E2E #2E9E8A #522E9E

split-complementary

#9E2E42 #2E9E52 #2E7A9E

monochromatic

#3F121A #6F202E #9E2E42 #C84159 #D67183

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#9E2E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#9E2E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2E42

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2E42	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#67603F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD1336

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 46, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.147 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16f76',
    500: '#9e2e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2e42;
$custom-light: #c16f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.286,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47669,
    "c": 0.14706,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2E42

secondary

#6BBDAE

accent

#DEC44A

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EDED

border

#D1C8C8

text

#130808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2E42

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

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