#9E3737#9E3737

#9E3737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.137 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E3737
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 55)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 65.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 42.76, 23.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 48.70, 28.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.1258 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.137 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1579, 10.2795, 4.7470)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E3737 #379E9E

analogous

#9E376B #9E3737 #9E6B37

triadic

#9E3737 #379E37 #37379E

tetradic

#9E3737 #6B9E37 #379E9E #6B379E

square

#9E3737 #6B9E37 #379E9E #6B379E

split-complementary

#9E3737 #379E6B #376B9E

monochromatic

#431717 #712727 #9E3737 #C25050 #D27D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#9E3737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9E3737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E3737

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E3737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E3737	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD2038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e3737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.137 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1736e',
    500: '#9e3737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e3737;
$custom-light: #c1736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e3737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.357,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4849,
    "c": 0.13742,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E3737

secondary

#76BBBB

accent

#D8D850

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E3737

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

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