#9D2231#9D2231

#9D2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.158 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2231
RGB	rgb(157, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(353, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 68.8%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.08, 50.24, 22.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.08, 55.23, 24.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.1484 0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.158 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0327, 8.5362, 3.7612)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2231 #229D8E

analogous

#9D226E #9D2231 #9D5122

triadic

#9D2231 #319D22 #22319D

tetradic

#9D2231 #6E9D22 #229D8E #51229D

square

#9D2231 #6E9D22 #229D8E #51229D

split-complementary

#9D2231 #229D51 #226E9D

monochromatic

#380C12 #6B1721 #9D2231 #CF2D41 #DC5D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9D2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9D2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2231

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2231	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.158 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26969',
    500: '#9d2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2231;
$custom-light: #c26969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.683,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45988,
    "c": 0.15788,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2231

secondary

#5AC1B4

accent

#E7D340

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2231

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

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