#9A2222#9A2222

#9A2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.156 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A2222
RGB	rgb(154, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 77.9%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.26, 48.62, 31.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.26, 57.70, 32.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.1403 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.156 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1889, 8.1318, 2.3356)
Luminance	0.0813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9A2222 #229A9A

analogous

#9A225E #9A2222 #9A5E22

triadic

#9A2222 #229A22 #22229A

tetradic

#9A2222 #5E9A22 #229A9A #5E229A

square

#9A2222 #5E9A22 #229A9A #5E229A

split-complementary

#9A2222 #229A5E #225E9A

monochromatic

#360C0C #681717 #9A2222 #CC2D2D #DB5B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#9A2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#9A2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A2222

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A2222	1.00	8.00	2.63	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.156 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0685d',
    500: '#9a2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a2222;
$custom-light: #c0685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.83,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45202,
    "c": 0.15623,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A2222

secondary

#58BFBF

accent

#E7E741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A2222

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

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