#9E4243#9E4243

#9E4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.123 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4243
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 57.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 38.40, 18.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 42.72, 25.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1142 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.123 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.0633, 11.5729, 6.6443)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4243 #429E9D

analogous

#9E4271 #9E4243 #9E6F42

triadic

#9E4243 #439E42 #42439E

tetradic

#9E4243 #719E42 #429E9D #6F429E

square

#9E4243 #719E42 #429E9D #6F429E

split-complementary

#9E4243 #429E6F #42719E

monochromatic

#481E1E #733031 #9E4243 #BD6061 #CF8C8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#9E4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9E4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4243

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4243	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.123 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07a77',
    500: '#9e4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4243;
$custom-light: #c07a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.348,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50208,
    "c": 0.12311,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4243

secondary

#82BAB9

accent

#D1D057

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4243

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

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