#9A222C#9A222C
#9A222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.155 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A222C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 34, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 71.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.39, 49.06, 25.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.39, 55.11, 27.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.35% 0.144 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.35% 0.155 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3547, 8.1981, 3.2089) |
| Luminance | 0.0820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.80
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.04
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.20
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.64
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.72
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A222C #229A90
analogous
#9A2268 #9A222C #9A5422
triadic
#9A222C #2C9A22 #222C9A
tetradic
#9A222C #689A22 #229A90 #54229A
square
#9A222C #689A22 #229A90 #54229A
split-complementary
#9A222C #229A54 #22689A
monochromatic
#360C0F #68171E #9A222C #CC2D3A #DB5B66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#9A222C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#9A222C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A222C
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A222C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A222C | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#46412B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a222c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.155 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06865',
500: '#9a222c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a222c; $custom-light: #c06865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a222c",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 34,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45347,
"c": 0.15519,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.08196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A222C
secondary
#58BFB7
accent
#E7D941
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A