#9D2232#9D2232

#9D2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.158 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2232
RGB	rgb(157, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 68.2%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 50.30, 22.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 55.03, 23.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.1488 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.158 19.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0540, 8.5447, 3.8736)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2232 #229D8D

analogous

#9D2270 #9D2232 #9D4F22

triadic

#9D2232 #329D22 #22329D

tetradic

#9D2232 #709D22 #229D8D #4F229D

square

#9D2232 #709D22 #229D8D #4F229D

split-complementary

#9D2232 #229D4F #22709D

monochromatic

#380C12 #6B1722 #9D2232 #CF2D42 #DC5D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9D2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9D2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2232

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2232	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.158 19.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16969',
    500: '#9d2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2232;
$custom-light: #c16969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.195,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46006,
    "c": 0.15784,
    "h": 19.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2232

secondary

#5AC1B3

accent

#E7D240

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2232

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

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