#9E2F28#9E2F28

#9E2F28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.148 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2F28
RGB	rgb(158, 47, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 45.38, 30.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 54.73, 34.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% 0.1309 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.148 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5018, 9.4576, 3.0163)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2F28 #28979E

analogous

#9E285C #9E2F28 #9E6A28

triadic

#9E2F28 #289E2F #2F289E

tetradic

#9E2F28 #5C9E28 #28979E #6A289E

square

#9E2F28 #5C9E28 #28979E #6A289E

split-complementary

#9E2F28 #289E6A #285C9E

monochromatic

#3C120F #6D201C #9E2F28 #CC4037 #D96E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#9E2F28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#9E2F28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2F28

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2F28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2F28	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4726

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6024

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE092E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2f28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 47, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.148 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26f62',
    500: '#9e2f28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2f28;
$custom-light: #c26f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2f28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.559,
    "s": 59.596,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47303,
    "c": 0.14795,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2F28

secondary

#63B9BF

accent

#D9E345

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2F28

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

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