#9E423E#9E423E

#9E423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.124 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E423E
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(3, 44%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(3, 61%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 60.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 38.01, 21.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 43.76, 29.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1121 0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.124 25)
XYZ	xyz(16.9198, 11.5154, 5.8882)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E423E #3E9A9E

analogous

#9E3E6A #9E423E #9E723E

triadic

#9E423E #3E9E42 #423E9E

tetradic

#9E423E #6A9E3E #3E9A9E #723E9E

square

#9E423E #6A9E3E #3E9A9E #723E9E

split-complementary

#9E423E #3E9E72 #3E6A9E

monochromatic

#461D1C #72302D #9E423E #BF5F5B #D08A87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#9E423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9E423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E423E

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E423E	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59533D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70673C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.124 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07a73',
    500: '#9e423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e423e;
$custom-light: #c07a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.5,
    "s": 43.636,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50107,
    "c": 0.12377,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.11513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E423E

secondary

#7EB8BA

accent

#CED354

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEC

border

#D1C9C7

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E423E

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

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