#9D2222#9D2222

#9D2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.159 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2222
RGB	rgb(157, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 78.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 49.56, 31.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 58.94, 32.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.1429 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.159 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7672, 8.4300, 2.3627)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2222 #229D9D

analogous

#9D2260 #9D2222 #9D6022

triadic

#9D2222 #229D22 #22229D

tetradic

#9D2222 #609D22 #229D9D #60229D

square

#9D2222 #609D22 #229D9D #60229D

split-complementary

#9D2222 #229D60 #22609D

monochromatic

#380C0C #6B1717 #9D2222 #CF2D2D #DC5D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9D2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9D2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2222

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2222	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.159 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695d',
    500: '#9d2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2222;
$custom-light: #c3695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45762,
    "c": 0.15925,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2222

secondary

#5AC1C1

accent

#E7E740

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2222

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

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