#9E221A#9E221A

#9E221A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E221A
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 26)
HSL	hsl(4, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 83.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 49.61, 36.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 61.67, 36.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.1412 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.161 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8609, 8.4901, 1.8334)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E221A #1A969E

analogous

#9E1A54 #9E221A #9E641A

triadic

#9E221A #1A9E22 #221A9E

tetradic

#9E221A #549E1A #1A969E #641A9E

square

#9E221A #549E1A #1A969E #641A9E

split-complementary

#9E221A #1A9E64 #1A549E

monochromatic

#350B09 #691711 #9E221A #D32D23 #E25950

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#9E221A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E221A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E221A

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E221A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E221A	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e221a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46958',
    500: '#9e221a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e221a;
$custom-light: #c46958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e221a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.636,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45862,
    "c": 0.16128,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E221A

secondary

#4FBEC5

accent

#E3EE39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E221A

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

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