#9A2225#9A2225
#9A2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.156 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A2225 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 34, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 76%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 48.74, 29.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 56.88, 31.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.24% 0.1413 0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.24% 0.156 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2341, 8.1499, 2.5735) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.74
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.26
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.25
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A2225 #229A97
analogous
#9A2261 #9A2225 #9A5B22
triadic
#9A2225 #259A22 #22259A
tetradic
#9A2225 #619A22 #229A97 #5B229A
square
#9A2225 #619A22 #229A97 #5B229A
split-complementary
#9A2225 #229A5B #22619A
monochromatic
#360C0D #681719 #9A2225 #CC2D31 #DB5B5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#9A2225 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9A2225 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A2225
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A2225 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A2225 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474024
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a2225; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.156 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06860',
500: '#9a2225',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a2225; $custom-light: #c06860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a2225",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 34,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.5,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45241,
"c": 0.15586,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.08148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A2225
secondary
#58BFBD
accent
#E7E341
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79