#9D2238#9D2238

#9D2238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.158 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2238
RGB	rgb(157, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 64.3%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 50.65, 18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 53.96, 20.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.1513 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.158 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1921, 8.6000, 4.6006)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2238 #229D87

analogous

#9D2276 #9D2238 #9D4922

triadic

#9D2238 #389D22 #22389D

tetradic

#9D2238 #769D22 #229D87 #49229D

square

#9D2238 #769D22 #229D87 #49229D

split-complementary

#9D2238 #229D49 #22769D

monochromatic

#380C14 #6B1726 #9D2238 #CF2D4A #DC5D74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9D2238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9D2238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2238

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2238	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.158 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1696e',
    500: '#9d2238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2238;
$custom-light: #c1696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.268,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46123,
    "c": 0.15777,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2238

secondary

#5AC1AE

accent

#E7CA40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2238

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

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