#9E3748#9E3748
#9E3748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.137 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E3748 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 55, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 65%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 54.4%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.68, 44.03, 13.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.68, 45.94, 16.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.85% 0.1327 0.033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.85% 0.137 14) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6379, 10.4715, 7.2747) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.37
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.95
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.18
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.22
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.29
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E3748 #379E8D
analogous
#9E377C #9E3748 #9E5A37
triadic
#9E3748 #489E37 #37489E
tetradic
#9E3748 #7C9E37 #379E8D #5A379E
square
#9E3748 #7C9E37 #379E8D #5A379E
split-complementary
#9E3748 #379E5A #377C9E
monochromatic
#43171F #712733 #9E3748 #C25063 #D27D8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#9E3748 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#9E3748 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E3748
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E3748 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E3748 | 1.00 | 6.79 | 3.09 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC253E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e3748; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.137 14.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0747a',
500: '#9e3748',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e3748; $custom-light: #c0747a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e3748",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 55,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.097,
"s": 48.357,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48851,
"c": 0.13675,
"h": 14
},
"luminance": 0.10469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E3748
secondary
#76BBB0
accent
#D8C150
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EDED
border
#D1C8C8
text
#130809
muted
#827B7B