#9E4249#9E4249

#9E4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.123 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4249
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 53.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 38.91, 15.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 41.77, 21.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1167 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.123 18)
XYZ	xyz(17.2527, 11.6486, 7.6419)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4249 #429E97

analogous

#9E4277 #9E4249 #9E6942

triadic

#9E4249 #499E42 #42499E

tetradic

#9E4249 #779E42 #429E97 #69429E

square

#9E4249 #779E42 #429E97 #69429E

split-complementary

#9E4249 #429E69 #42779E

monochromatic

#481E21 #733035 #9E4249 #BD6067 #CF8C91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#9E4249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#9E4249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4249

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4249	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575449

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6747

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC3445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.123 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7a7b',
    500: '#9e4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4249;
$custom-light: #bf7a7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.435,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50341,
    "c": 0.12269,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.11647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4249

secondary

#82BAB6

accent

#D1C857

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130909

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4249

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

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