#9E4342#9E4342

#9E4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.122 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4342
RGB	rgb(158, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 58.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 37.82, 19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 42.58, 27.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1122 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.122 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0925, 11.6788, 6.5073)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4342 #429D9E

analogous

#9E426F #9E4342 #9E7142

triadic

#9E4342 #429E43 #43429E

tetradic

#9E4342 #6F9E42 #429D9E #71429E

square

#9E4342 #6F9E42 #429D9E #71429E

split-complementary

#9E4342 #429E71 #426F9E

monochromatic

#481E1E #733130 #9E4342 #BD6160 #CF8C8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#9E4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#9E4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4342

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4342	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD3344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.122 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07a76',
    500: '#9e4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4342;
$custom-light: #c07a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.652,
    "s": 41.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50332,
    "c": 0.12199,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4342

secondary

#82B9BA

accent

#D0D157

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4342

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

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