#9E2121#9E2121

#9E2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2121
RGB	rgb(158, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 79.1%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 50.15, 32.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 59.84, 33.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.85% 0.1444 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(45.85% 0.161 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9207, 8.4690, 2.2876)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2121 #219E9E

analogous

#9E2160 #9E2121 #9E6021

triadic

#9E2121 #219E21 #21219E

tetradic

#9E2121 #609E21 #219E9E #60219E

square

#9E2121 #609E21 #219E9E #60219E

split-complementary

#9E2121 #219E60 #21609E

monochromatic

#390C0C #6B1616 #9E2121 #D12C2C #DD5C5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#9E2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9E2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2121

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2121	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48411F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3685d',
    500: '#9e2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2121;
$custom-light: #c3685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.445,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45852,
    "c": 0.16115,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2121

secondary

#59C1C1

accent

#E8E83F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2121

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

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