#9A2226#9A2226
#9A2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.156 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A2226 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 34, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 75.3%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.31, 48.78, 28.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.31, 56.61, 30.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.26% 0.1417 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.26% 0.156 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2500, 8.1563, 2.6573) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.80
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.46
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.40
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A2226 #229A96
analogous
#9A2262 #9A2226 #9A5A22
triadic
#9A2226 #269A22 #22269A
tetradic
#9A2226 #629A22 #229A96 #5A229A
square
#9A2226 #629A22 #229A96 #5A229A
split-complementary
#9A2226 #229A5A #22629A
monochromatic
#360C0D #68171A #9A2226 #CC2D32 #DB5B60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#9A2226 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9A2226 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A2226
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A2226 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A2226 | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464025
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a2226; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.156 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06860',
500: '#9a2226',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a2226; $custom-light: #c06860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a2226",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 34,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45255,
"c": 0.15575,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.08154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A2226
secondary
#58BFBC
accent
#E7E141
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79