#9D2223#9D2223

#9D2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.159 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2223
RGB	rgb(157, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 77.7%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 49.60, 31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 58.67, 32.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% 0.1432 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.159 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7818, 8.4358, 2.4397)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2223 #229D9C

analogous

#9D2261 #9D2223 #9D5E22

triadic

#9D2223 #239D22 #22239D

tetradic

#9D2223 #619D22 #229D9C #5E229D

square

#9D2223 #619D22 #229D9C #5E229D

split-complementary

#9D2223 #229D5E #22619D

monochromatic

#380C0D #6B1718 #9D2223 #CF2D2E #DC5D5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9D2223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9D2223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2223

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2223	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)

#484122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.159 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695e',
    500: '#9d2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2223;
$custom-light: #c3695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.512,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45774,
    "c": 0.15913,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2223

secondary

#5AC1C0

accent

#E7E640

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2223

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

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