#9A221D#9A221D

#9A221D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.157 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A221D
RGB	rgb(154, 34, 29)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 81.2%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 48.44, 33.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 59.14, 35.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.1386 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.157 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1219, 8.1050, 1.9830)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A221D #1D959A

analogous

#9A1D56 #9A221D #9A601D

triadic

#9A221D #1D9A22 #221D9A

tetradic

#9A221D #569A1D #1D959A #601D9A

square

#9A221D #569A1D #1D959A #601D9A

split-complementary

#9A221D #1D9A60 #1D569A

monochromatic

#330B0A #661713 #9A221D #CE2D27 #DF5853

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#9A221D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#9A221D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A221D

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A221D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A221D	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a221d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.157 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685a',
    500: '#9a221d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a221d;
$custom-light: #c1685a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a221d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.4,
    "s": 68.306,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45143,
    "c": 0.15687,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A221D

secondary

#51BDC2

accent

#E4EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A221D

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

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